SUPER-SUPERBUG CLONES INVADE THE GULF STATES   

UQ Centre for Clinical Research group leader Dr Hosam Zowawi said his team had witnessed rapid growth of the new multi-drug resistant clones – variants of existing superbugs in the Gulf States, but which had never before seen in the region.

                                   

'Nightmare bacteria' cases seen in 27 states,
CDC reports

The CDC has warned of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria for years, but these “nightmare bacteria” are “virtually untreatable” and capable of spreading genes that make them “impervious” to most antibiotics, Scientific American reported.

Sleepwalking towards an antibiotic apocalypse

“Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse” was a blog post written by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning Americans to prepare for natural disasters ­– particularly pandemics – as though they were being hunted by flesh-eating zombies.

 

"Because the population is naive, there are no real preparations"

    Bill Gates

Bioterrorists could one day kill hundreds of millions of people in an attack more deadly than nuclear war, Bill Gates will warn world leaders.

ByBen Farmer, DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT, IN MUNICH

Beware of Disease X: World Health Organisation scientists warn of potential future pandemic that could kill MILLIONS

"Disease X could arise out of man-made means rather than from nature."

"It is feared that chemical and biological weapons are increasingly being produced and used."

Why I believe a killer flu pandemic is lurking just beyond the corner - and it could kill 33 MILLION people in the first 200 days.

   "Warning: Dr Jonathan Quick is Chair of the Global Health Council"

A Federal Ban on Making
Lethal Viruses Is Lifted

The N.I.H. will create expert panels to assess controversial
research into creating pathogens that easily infect humans.