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Warning over symptoms as schoolchild dies due to bacteria outbreak

The bacteria is known to cause scarlet fever, throat infections and, in very rare cases, invasive disease

Liverpool Echo

‘Shock’ after child, 6, dies in school Strep A outbreak as antibiotics handed out

Another child ‘has developed same illness’ and recovering, school tells parents

The Independent UK

Four Strep A warning signs after child, 6, dies from rare outbreak at school

Classmates and teachers at the primary school in Ashford, Surrey were given strong antibiotics by specialists from the UK Health Security Agency

Daily Mirror

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What is Strep A and what are the symptoms?

Parents advised to be mindful of signs including characteristic rash and ‘strawberry tongue’

The Independent UK

Child, 6, dies following Strep A bacteria outbreak at Surrey school

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

Evening Standard

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

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

UKHSA recommends staff and pupils be prescribed antibiotics

The Independent UK

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

Wales Online

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…

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The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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 New Daily

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?

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The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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.

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