4 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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4 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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5 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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7 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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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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4 w. ago Warning over killer fungus which could infect millions as it spreads across Europe

A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures, according to new climate change research.

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