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Six-year-old child dies following Strep A bacteria outbreak at primary school

A child in hospital is understood to be recovering and antibiotics have been prescribed to other members of the school’s community.

The Independent UK

Child dies and another in hospital after rare bacteria outbreak at primary school

Pupils and teachers are being offered strong antibiotics by specialist doctors from the UK Health Security Agency against the bacteria, known as Strep A

Daily Record

Six-year-old dies after bacteria outbreak in primary school

UKHSA recommends staff and pupils be prescribed antibiotics

The Independent UK

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Child, 6, dies and second in hospital after rare bacteria outbreak at primary school

A schoolchild has died and another was sent to hospital after an outbreak of a rare bacteria at a primary school, while classmates and teachers were given strong anti-biotics

Daily Mirror

School pupils diagnosed with meningitis as close contacts given antibiotics

Public Health Wales is working with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to offer antibiotics and vaccines to pupils in years 12 and 13 at Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School in Cardiff

Wales Online

Haunting photos show divers exploring 'frightening' underwater bacteria formations

Newly released images show divers exploring mysterious underwater formations in Mexico, fittingly nicknamed 'Hells Bells', caused by bacteria that took scientists a decade to discover

Daily Mirror

New clinical trial will test whether infections need antibiotics

At present, medics may sometimes give out antibiotics unnecessarily because it is not clear whether an infection is caused by bacteria

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The real paleo diet: researchers find traces of world’s oldest meal in 550m-year-old fossil

Remains of slug-like Ediacaran animal Kimberella contain compounds suggesting it had a gut and ate bacteria and algae from the ocean floor

The Guardian - AU

Bacterial Infections the 'Second Leading Cause of Death Worldwide'

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday. The massive new study, published in the Lancet journal, looked at deaths from 33 common bacterial pathogens and 11 types…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO ranks world’s worst pathogens at risk of sparking pandemics

WHO to convene over 300 scientists to consider evidence of more than 25 virus families and bacteria

The Independent UK

Gonorrhoea bugs found in dirty bedsheets after just one week, tests show

Germs and bacteria that are not visible to the naked eye can build up when you sleep, meaning regular washing is the only way to keep them at bay - but how often you should do it is contested

Daily Mirror

McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers criticised for ‘reckless’ antibiotics use

Exclusive: Most important antibiotics for human health still used in supply chains of major US food companies, risking spread of superbugs

The Guardian - UK

The best way to regrow a liver? With leprosy bacteria

A new study found the leprosy parasite rejuvenates and grows healthy livers in animals. Can this research do away with liver transplants?

The New Daily

Antibiotic resistance: 150 serious infections occur per day in England

Resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites mutate and no longer respond to the medicines designed to treat them.

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Expert reveals how often pet owners should wash bed sheets - it's more than you think

Sharing a bed with your pet means your sheets are more likely to get smellier and covered in bacteria and fungi quickly, which can lead to health conditions - so it's advised to wash them very regularly

Daily Record

Legionnaires disease found at Police Scotland college at Tulliallan

The bacteria was found within five shower heads in the Dunvegan accommodation complex - which houses female officers - during routine testing at Tulliallan in Kincardine, Fife, on Wednesday, November 16.

Inverse

CRISPR could help bacteria destroy cancer and gulp up methane

While it once proved a technical challenge, scientists are now using CRISPR to turn bacteria into disease- and climate change-fighting microbes.

Irish Mirror

People discover real reason your mother always warned you not to drink from bathroom tap and it's revolting

Several health problems are linked to drinking water from the bathroom tap

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The Guardian - UK

‘Vast’ mass of microbes being released by melting glaciers

Bacteria can fertilise ecosystems but need to be studied closely to identify potential pathogens, scientists say

The Independent UK

Leprosy has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

Parasites associated with the disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver in armadillos, researchers found.

The Independent UK

Babies’ antibody response to jabs linked to mode of delivery – study

Researchers looked at the relationship between gut microbes and antibody levels in 120 babies who had been vaccinated.

The Conversation

Scarlet fever outbreak in Scotland: what you need to know

Cases of scarlet fever in Scotland are “unseasonably high”, according to NHS Borders Health Protection team.

The Conversation

Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems

King Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source – ants.

Daily Mirror

Lung transplant patient dies from infection linked to contaminated water at hospital

Concerns over a lack of guidance to hospitals around identifying and controlling multidrug-resistant bacteria have been expressed after two women died at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Only official bathing spot on Thames fails tests for bacteria linked to sewage

Data shows E coli and intestinal enterococci at levels unsafe for swimming at Wolvercote Mill Stream, near Oxford

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