animals Article Marked Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Wild Lagomorphs in Valencia, Spain Elena Moreno-Grúa 1 , Sara Pérez-Fuentes 1 , David Viana 1, Jesús Cardells 2,3, 2,3 2,3 1, , 1, , Víctor Lizana , Jordi Aguiló , Laura Selva * y and Juan M. Corpa * y 1 Biomedical Research Institute (PASAPTA-Pathology group), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, C/Tirant lo Blanc 7, 46115 Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain;
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[email protected] (J.M.C.); Tel.: +34-961369000 (L.S. & J.M.C.) These authors contributed equally to this work. y Received: 19 May 2020; Accepted: 26 June 2020; Published: 29 June 2020 Simple Summary: The presence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, such as Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin (MRSA), is becoming an increasing everyday concern for their implications for human and animal health. This is even more alarming when such bacteria are isolated in wild animals which, in principle, should not come into contact with antibiotics. This work studied 353 rabbits and 10 hares hunted in rabbit high-density areas.