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Cholera heartland found around Bay of Bengal
A major cholera pandemic has spread in at least three waves from a single global source — the Bay of Bengal. A study in Nature reveals cholera's spread over the last 60 years into Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, continent-hopping on long-haul flights. The research by a team from Cambridge's Sanger Institute showed the infection is evolving, with the newest waves showing antibiotic resistance.
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