Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif says epidemics are not confined to any single region but have the potential to affect the entire world, underscoring the need for constant preparedness to prevent and control infectious diseases. In her message on the World Day for Epidemic Preparedness, the chief minister emphasises that timely readiness against epidemics […]
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Century-old bacteria from sick soldier offer clues to cholera epidemics
Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera extracted a century ago from a sick British soldier during World War One and found clues to how some cholera bacteria strains cause epidemics today. The bug – thought to be the oldest publicly available sample of the V. cholerae bacterium – was isolated in […]