Mystery of the flesh eaters
Description
It lives outdoors and attacks during hot summer months, usually after a heavy rainfall. These few, meagre clues began a decade long hunt for the cause of an shocking infectious disease. Tanya Ha reports how Dr John Gerrard tracked down the culprit responsible for vectoring a virulent flesh eating bacteria into humans.
Runtime
8 min
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Date of Publication
2011
Database
Alexander Street