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25 August 2011 Last updated at 07:13 ET
Cholera pandemic has a single global source
By Hamish Pritchard Science Reporter
How cholera has spread from the Bay of Bengal
A major cholera pandemic has spread in at least three waves from a single global source: the Bay of Bengal.
A study in Nature reveals cholera's spread over the last 60 years into Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, continent-hopping on long-haul flights.
The research by a team from Cambridge's Sanger Institute showed the infection is evolving, with the newest waves showing antibiotic resistance.
A UK expert said it was "a scandal" cholera was still affecting people.
Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestine that causes diarrhoea. It affects 3-5m people annually in 56 countries, killing between100,000 and 150,000.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14664450
Cholera pandemic has a single global source
By Hamish Pritchard Science Reporter
How cholera has spread from the Bay of Bengal
A major cholera pandemic has spread in at least three waves from a single global source: the Bay of Bengal.
A study in Nature reveals cholera's spread over the last 60 years into Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, continent-hopping on long-haul flights.
The research by a team from Cambridge's Sanger Institute showed the infection is evolving, with the newest waves showing antibiotic resistance.
A UK expert said it was "a scandal" cholera was still affecting people.
Cholera is a bacterial infection of the intestine that causes diarrhoea. It affects 3-5m people annually in 56 countries, killing between100,000 and 150,000.
More...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14664450