Monday 1 October 2012

Deadly Intestinal Disease Helped by AIDS

Researchers said that a deadly version of an intestinal germ has spread through Africa, helped by genetic mutation and HIV that weaken the immune system and expose the body to infection. The finding comes in a genetic comparison of variants of Salmonella Typhimurium, one of the Salmonella family of stomach bugs. In sub-Saharan Africa, a new form of the germ emerged in the southeast of the continent 52 years ago, followed by a second wave, which came ...

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