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Man dies after eating raw oysters from Missouri seafood stand

Missouri man’s death from Vibrio vulnificus bacteria comes after scientists’ warning that climate change will bring about more cases

The Independent UK

Asymptomatic Cases Could Hold The Key To Resisting Infectious Diseases

Researchers are working on a way to help people not to resist an infection but to tolerate one.

Inverse

What is going wrong with the water quality at Barry Island?

Levels of bacteria in the seawater at both of Barry's main beaches have been rising

Wales Online

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Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him

A resident of Riverview, Florida was bitten by a relative and later developed a "flesh-eating" infection — likely from the bite.

LiveScience

Activists call for clean up of Ooty lake

Environmentalists have urged the district administration to take up the cleaning of Ooty Lake, after analysis of samples collected from the water body confirmed the presence of Clostridium bacteria in the water, and also high alkalinity in parts of the lake. ty

The Hindu

Man infected with flesh-eating bacteria after being bitten by relative in huge family brawl

Donnie Adams, of Tampa Bay, Florida, was bitten by a relative when he stepped in to break up a fight at a family gathering and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria

Daily Mirror

Warning over 'deadly' health condition that thrives in garden equipment and hot tubs

People are more at risk of catching Legionnaires' disease in the summer thanks to the warmer temperatures.

Daily Record

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Deadly bacteria 'lurking in soil and water' now endemic to US Gulf Coast

A CDC expert has said the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei is lurking in soil and stagnant water across the 1,600 miles of Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida

Daily Mirror

Health warning over deadly disease that thrives in hot tubs and gardening equipment

As the weather turns warmer, many Brits will look towards trying out their new hot tub, or planting new flowers in their garden but what they may not know is the risk this brings of catching Legionnaires' disease

Daily Mirror

Holiday sickness alert with 7 foods to avoid while travelling

Foodborne illnesses can cause an upset stomach or worse - even with something as innocent-seeming as fresh fruit and vegetables

Wales Online

All about "plant body clocks"

Yes, even "plants, fungi and even some bacteria" have circadian rhythms, too

Salon

The secret to living to 100 may already be lurking inside you, new study reveals

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen studied 176 people aged 100 or older, all living in Japan, and found they had a "unique" combination of gut bacteria

Daily Mirror

Older brothers and sisters could help build babies' defence against allergies, findings suggest

For more than three decades, researchers have known that children from larger families are less likely to develop allergic disease, but the potential reason for that remained a mystery.

ABC News

How to live beyond 100: Researchers think they have found the secret

We might be one step closer to figuring out how to live a very long life indeed

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The Conversation

Is there life in the sea that hasn't been discovered?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Bristol Post

Diet guru Dr Michael Mosley shares best 'anti-ageing' foods

Genetics play a relatively small part in how we age

The Hindu

How genome sequences tracked down an ancient disease

Scientists have traced the prehistoric trail of many major human pathogens in recent years, providing an unparalleled view of the evolution and adaptation of human pathogens. This article takes a closer at the origins of the cause of the bubonic plague.

Dynamite News

Gut microbiome changes linked to precancerous colon polyps: Study

In a recent study, researchers at Mass General Brigham and Women's Hospital linked specific types of gut bacteria to the formation of precancerous colon polyps. Read further on Dynamite News.

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The world is running out of treatments for deadly infections, but an ancient animal may hold the answer

Antibiotic resistant superbugs are wreaking havoc as experts warn we're in a race against time to find new treatments.

The Guardian - US

Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida

Decomposing pieces of Great Atlantic sargassum belt carry Vibrio bacteria on state’s shoreline

LiveScience

Does the giant blob of seaweed headed to Florida really contain 'flesh-eating' bacteria?

A gargantuan seaweed blob on its way to Florida beaches is filled with plastic and some potentially harmful bacteria, but no "flesh-eating" microbes, as some news reports have suggested.

The Independent UK

Flesh-eating bacteria found in seaweed on Florida beaches

Researchers warn a massive belt of Sargassum seaweed headed towards the state could be infected with the deadly Vibrio bacteria

Salon

The dangers of fungal diseases on crops

"Ever since potatoes emerged . . . growers have battled the threat of soil-borne fungal and bacterial diseases"

The Independent UK

Researchers find 4,000-year-old plague DNA – the oldest evidence of the disease in Britain

Francis Crick Institute scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague in human remains at two burial sites

The Hindu

Explained | Abaucin, the potential new antibiotic found with machine-learning

Researchers in the US and Canada have reported rediscovering a known compound called abaucin for its antibacterial properties against Acinetobacter baumannii, a notorious pathogenic bacteria known to resist multiple antibiotics, using machine learning.

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