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

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