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Contaminated sausages ‘kill 12 people’ in Denmark listeria outbreak

(The Independent) A listeria outbreak caused by contaminated sausages is believed to have caused the deaths of at least 12 people in Denmark. Officials traced the deadly bacteria back to a meat producer in Hedehusene, near Copenhagen.

‘Milestone’ for child malaria vaccine

(BBC News) Experts say the world’s first malaria vaccine could be approved for use in 2015. Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children who received the vaccine, an average of 800 cases of illness could be prevented. And in continuing trials it went on to provide protection some 18 months after  Read More »

Five people in Hungary monitored for suspected anthrax infection

(Reuters) An infection of deadly anthrax has been identified in beef in eastern Hungary and five people are being monitored in hospital for suspected symptoms of the disease, the health authority ANTSZ said on Friday. It said the disease was identified in frozen beef after two cattle were illegally slaughtered in a farm in Tiszafured,  Read More »

Bones Tell Black Death Story

(The Scientist Magazine) Twenty-five skeletons uncovered in London last year appear to have been part of a larger burial ground for plague victims. DNA sequenced from teeth pulled from the remains confirmed the presence of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes both bubonic and pneumonic plague. The skeletons were found when tunnels were being dug  Read More »

Ancient viruses sound scary, but there’s no need to panic

(The Conversation) You may have seen recently that scientists recovered and “revived” a giant virus from Siberian permafrost (frozen soil) that dates back 30,000 years. The researchers raised concerns that drilling in the permafrost may expose us to many more pathogenic viruses. Should we be worried about being infected from the past? Can human viruses  Read More »

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