New pathogen epidemic identified in sub-Saharan Africa

Researchers have found that the spread of a dangerous bacteria that can be fatal in up to 45% of people infected in sub-Sahara Africa may have been instigated by the emergence and spread of HIV in Africa. The study also found that one of the major contributing factors for the successful spread of the disease – non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) – was the acquisition of genes that afford resistance to several front line drugs used to treat blood-borne infection such as iNTS.

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