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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Death toll rises from bacterial infection linked to recalled eye drops

Janice Haney Carr/CDC/AP

Two more Americans have died after being infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The bacteria has now been detected in 16 states, the CDC reports in its latest update on the outbreak, with the only previous fatality out of 68 cases claiming a man in Washington State.

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