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Fitness Enthusiasts Warned in US, UK After Rise In Superbug Infections
Poor hygiene practices, such as not cleaning equipment or not showering after workouts, can increase the risk of transmission.
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Superbugs Threaten Millions Of Lives And $2 Trillion Loss By 2050, Study Warns
This finding has led to criticism that recent substantial reductions in foreign aid, particularly in programs combating AMR, are counterproductive.
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Woman In US Dies After Superbug Picked Up In India, 13 Antibiotics Failed, Say Doctors
A woman in the US died after being infected by a superbug most likely during her visit to India, say doctors who found that the "nightmare" bacteria was resistant to all available antibiotics.
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Superbug Scare: Infection Resistant To 26 Antibiotics Kills Woman, Say Officials
A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics, health officials said this week, raising new concerns about the rise of dangerous superbugs.
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'Superbug' Scourge Spreads As US Fails To Track Rising Number of Deaths
Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did fine in the neonatal intensive care unit for the first 10 days of his life.
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Researchers Find Second 'Superbug' Gene In US Patient
Scientists have identified a second patient in the United States infected with bacteria carrying the mcr-1 "superbug" gene, which makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics.
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US To Establish Lab Network For Combating 'Superbugs'
US authorities said on Tuesday they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs," following America's first human case of a dangerous strain of E coli.
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Superbug Known As 'Phantom Menace' On The Rise In US
A particularly dangerous superbug, dubbed the "phantom menace" by scientists, is on the rise in the United States, according to a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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White House Crafts First-Ever Plan to Fight Superbugs
The White House is due to issue an ambitious plan to slow the growing and deadly problem of antibiotic resistance over the next five years, one that requires massive investments and policy changes from a broad array of US government health agencies, according to a copy of the report reviewed by Reuters.
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US Health Officials Push for Stricter 'Superbug' Defense
The US government is close to finalizing instructions to prevent medical devices responsible for transmitting "superbugs" from spreading the potentially fatal pathogens between patients, the scientist leading the effort said.
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UK's Cameron Calls for Global Action on Superbug Threat
Prime Minister David Cameron called on Wednesday for global action to tackle the threat of drug-resistant superbugs and said Britain planned to take a leading role in finding ways to spur the development of new antibiotics.
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Superbug that attacked 6 million computers in China traced to US
The much-feared new cyber-weapon, the 'Superbug', which has attacked over six million personal and almost 1,000 corporate computers in China has been traced to the US, official media reported on Friday.
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Superbug that attacked 6 mn computers in China traced to US
The much-feared new cyber-weapon, the 'Superbug', which has attacked over six million personal and almost 1,000 corporate computers in China has been traced to the US, official media reported on Friday.
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Fitness Enthusiasts Warned in US, UK After Rise In Superbug Infections
Poor hygiene practices, such as not cleaning equipment or not showering after workouts, can increase the risk of transmission.
-
Superbugs Threaten Millions Of Lives And $2 Trillion Loss By 2050, Study Warns
This finding has led to criticism that recent substantial reductions in foreign aid, particularly in programs combating AMR, are counterproductive.
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Woman In US Dies After Superbug Picked Up In India, 13 Antibiotics Failed, Say Doctors
A woman in the US died after being infected by a superbug most likely during her visit to India, say doctors who found that the "nightmare" bacteria was resistant to all available antibiotics.
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Superbug Scare: Infection Resistant To 26 Antibiotics Kills Woman, Say Officials
A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics, health officials said this week, raising new concerns about the rise of dangerous superbugs.
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'Superbug' Scourge Spreads As US Fails To Track Rising Number of Deaths
Josiah Cooper-Pope, born 15 weeks premature, did fine in the neonatal intensive care unit for the first 10 days of his life.
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Researchers Find Second 'Superbug' Gene In US Patient
Scientists have identified a second patient in the United States infected with bacteria carrying the mcr-1 "superbug" gene, which makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics.
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US To Establish Lab Network For Combating 'Superbugs'
US authorities said on Tuesday they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs," following America's first human case of a dangerous strain of E coli.
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Superbug Known As 'Phantom Menace' On The Rise In US
A particularly dangerous superbug, dubbed the "phantom menace" by scientists, is on the rise in the United States, according to a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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White House Crafts First-Ever Plan to Fight Superbugs
The White House is due to issue an ambitious plan to slow the growing and deadly problem of antibiotic resistance over the next five years, one that requires massive investments and policy changes from a broad array of US government health agencies, according to a copy of the report reviewed by Reuters.
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US Health Officials Push for Stricter 'Superbug' Defense
The US government is close to finalizing instructions to prevent medical devices responsible for transmitting "superbugs" from spreading the potentially fatal pathogens between patients, the scientist leading the effort said.
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UK's Cameron Calls for Global Action on Superbug Threat
Prime Minister David Cameron called on Wednesday for global action to tackle the threat of drug-resistant superbugs and said Britain planned to take a leading role in finding ways to spur the development of new antibiotics.
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Superbug that attacked 6 million computers in China traced to US
The much-feared new cyber-weapon, the 'Superbug', which has attacked over six million personal and almost 1,000 corporate computers in China has been traced to the US, official media reported on Friday.
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Superbug that attacked 6 mn computers in China traced to US
The much-feared new cyber-weapon, the 'Superbug', which has attacked over six million personal and almost 1,000 corporate computers in China has been traced to the US, official media reported on Friday.
