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Superbug MRSA arose first in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock. About 60 percent of hedgehogs carry a type of MRSA called mecC-MRSA.

An evolutionary battle between fungi and bacteria on hedgehogs skin gave rise to a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria long before humans started using the antibiotics that were thought to lead to such superbugs, a new study reveals.