Scientists find single letter of genetic code that makes African Salmonella so dangerous

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified a single genetic change in Salmonella that is playing a key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections currently killing around 400,000 people each year in sub-Saharan Africa. Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonellosis (iNTS) occurs when Salmonella bacteria, which normally cause gastrointestinal illness, enter the bloodstream and spread ["]

The post Scientists find single letter of genetic code that makes African Salmonella so dangerous appeared first on Outbreak News Today.