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  • Typhoid Outbreak in Pakistan Linked to Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria

    By: Ben Dawes Ben Dawes , 8 years ago
    The bacteria behind an ongoing outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan is a strain of Salmonella entericathat has become resistant to multiple antibiotic treatments by acquiring new DNA, according to a study reported this week (February 20) in mBio.