Almost untreatable superbug CPE poses serious threat to patients, doctors warn

Immune to some of the last-line antibiotics available to hospitals, cases of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae are on the rise, NHS data reveal...

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Beaconsfield mayor says arena safe to enter again

Nearly two weeks after the Beaconsfield Arena was temporarily closed due to a legionella contamination, Mayor Georges Bourelle says the arena is once again safe...

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Updated: Hot water shut off at 12 U of Windsor buildings after legionella discovered

The University of Windsor has heard no reports of illness linked to the discovery of legionella bacteria in the hot water systems at three of its buildings, a s...

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Hiroshima man infected with hot spring bacteria dies

HIROSHIMA -- A man in his 50s has died from pneumonia contracted from Legionella pneumophila bacteria he contracted at a hot spring in Mihara, Hiroshima Prefect...

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Legionnaires? disease outbreak linked to Melbourne CBD

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease possibly linked to building cooling towers in Melbourne's CBD is being investigated by health authorities. ? READ MORE......

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Legionella bacteria's escape route revealed

The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the bodys defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in the ...

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