6 d. ago Killer fungus warning as pathogen dubbed 'threat to humanity' spreading in UK

Candidozyma auris is 'particularly concerning' due to its 'remarkable resilience' which means it can survive on surfaces for a long time, said the UK Health Security Agency

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6 d. ago Killer fungus dubbed 'threat to humanity' is spreading in UK

Candidozyma auris is 'particularly concerning' due to its 'remarkable resilience' which means it can survive on surfaces for a long time, said the UK Health Security Agency

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6 d. ago Terrifying alert over rise in lethal fungus experts say is a 'threat to humanity'

Longer hospital stays and weakened immune systems is driving the spread of a killer fungus that poses a serious threat to humanity, experts have warned.

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9 d. ago Humans moving to ancient cities sent bedbug numbers soaring, say scientists

The insects had been in decline until people started cramming together in the first large settlementsThey survived the catastrophe that wiped out the dinosaurs, but bedbugs were in decline until the invention of the city, which sent their numbers soaring, researchers say.Genetic analysis of a group of bedbugs showed their history was entwined with the human story, with the blood-sucking parasites spreading and thriving as humans crammed together in large settlements. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Putin mouthpiece says UK 'should be nuked off the map' for aiding Ukraine

Sergei Karaganov, dubbed Professor Doomsday, has issued a chilling threat to wipe Britain out of existence with its arsenal of deadly nuclear weapons for its role in helping Ukraine

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2 w. ago Alan Titchmarsh urges gardeners to keep eye out for insect 'so savage it’ll wipe crops out'

The Colorado beetle has been dubbed a "really big threat"

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2 w. ago All we know about farmer Michael Gaine who was 'cut up and dumped in slurry tank'

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion farmer Michael Gaine, who was violently 'cut up and dumped', with farmers discovering human remains when spreading from a slurry tank

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2 w. ago Michael Gaine murder probe sparked by neighbours' horror find on missing farmer's land

Gardaí (Irish police) are continuing to question a suspect known to farmer Michael Gaine after human remains, believed to be his, were found being spread across his far,

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3 w. ago Manchester is a 'hotbed' for a deadly consequence of climate change

After a killer fungus hit headlines this week, a Manchester scientist has revealed why this deadly threat of global warming is definitely something to fear

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4 w. ago A killer fungus is forecast to spread to the UK – Here is everything we know so far

A new study from researchers at The University of Manchester has found that the risk of fungal infection in Europe has increased

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4 w. ago Killer fungus spreading to UK could magnify major threat facing Brits, expert warns

The Aspergillus fungus is a known threat in tropical and subtropical climates but could soon spread across Europe and reach the UK as the TV show The Last of Us highlights scientists' concerns

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last month Inside 'killer fungus' plague that could cause millions of agonising deaths

Invasive fungal infections, including aspergillosis - caused by the common Aspergillus fungus - are responsible for at least 2.5 million deaths worldwide every year

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