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Charted: Deaths Related to Bacterial Infection vs. Research Efforts More people die every year directly from antimicrobial resistance than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, or any one form of cancer other than lung cancer. Clearly, a drug-resistant bacterial infection is a major health threat. But are researchers giving infections the attention they need? In part two of […]
The nine monkeys which died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens have been found to have contracted melioidosis, the government has said. The disease can infect both humans and animals, though the incident is believed to be an isolated infection within the zoo. Left: De Brazza’s monkeys. Right:Common squirrel monkeys. Photo: Hong Kong […]
Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials say. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung said in a press briefing that the animals in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens […]