Monkeypox: UK’s first case of rare viral infection confirmed
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Monkeypox: UK’s first case of rare viral infection confirmed

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://onecall24.co.uk/nhs-to-be-franchised-around-the-globe-under-post-brexit-plans/ By Joel Adams More than 50 members of the public could have been exposed to a rare viral infection, health officials fear after the first case of monkeypox was diagnosed in the UK. A Nigerian naval officer who came to the UK to take part in an Ministry of Defence (MoD)…

New drug targets ‘nightmare bacteria’ found in UTIs
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New drug targets ‘nightmare bacteria’ found in UTIs

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/new-drug-targets-nightmare-bacteria-found-utis/ By Anne Gulland, global health security correspondent Researchers have unveiled a new weapon in the fight against superbugs with the development of an antibiotic to treat life-threatening urinary tract infections. Drug-resistant UTIs are a growing problem, with a recent Public Health England analysis of more than a million samples showing that a third were resistant to…

Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
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Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43211086 By Dr Charlie Weller Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa fever is one of a number of illnesses which can cause dangerous epidemics, but for which no vaccine currently exists. Lassa fever is not a new disease, but…