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Flying Insects in Hospitals Carry 'Superbug' Germs

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many flies and flying insects in hospitals carry bacteria that could pose an infection risk to patients, and more than half of them carry the types that resist antibiotics, a new study says. British researchers used ultraviolet-light flytraps, electronic fly killers and sticky traps to collect nearly 20,000 flies, aphids, ants, wasps, bees and moths at seven hospitals in England over 18 months, and found that almost 9 in 10 insects had potentially harmful bacteria on or in their bodies. A total of 86 bacterial strains were found in the insects. Enterobacteriaceae -- a family that includes E. coli and Salmonella -- were the most common (41%), followed by Bacillus (which includes the food poisoning germ B. cereus ) at 24% and staphylococci (which includes S. aureus , a cause of skin infections, abscesses and respiratory infections)...

Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Borno state ambush

Attacks came hours after local military chief warns 'terrorists' in the region to disarm or be destroyed. Six soldiers have been killed in an ambush by rebel fighters in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources told the AFP news agency on Thursday. Heavily armed fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group opened fire on a patrol vehicle on Wednesday near Jakana, 30km from the state capital Maiduguri, killing all the soldiers on board. "We lost all six soldiers in the ambush, including a colonel," said the first of two military sources, who both spoke on condition of anonymity. The soldiers were on their way to Maiduguri from Damaturu, the capital of neighbouring Yobe state, when the rebels attacked them around 16:20 GMT, said the source. "The gun truck the soldiers were driving in was destroyed," the second source said. Following the ambush, the fighters attacked a military base just outside Jakana in seve...

BBNaija: I’ll give N60m to charity, develop Kogi if I win – Sir Dee

All Big Brother Nigeria 2019 housemates are up for eviction this week. The housemates had their nomination show on Monday but in a surprise twist, Big brother announced that all housemates, including Seyi and Tacha are up for eviction this week. He, however, said Khafi who won the veto card, on Sunday night would not save any housemates or herself because her Veto card was ‘redundant.’ Here is how housemates nominated. Gedoni- Thelma and Omashola Frodd- Jeff and Nelson Mercy- Jackye and Jeff Omashola- Thelma and Frodd Thelma – Esther and SirDee Ike- Jeff and Nelson Diane- Mike and Jackye Jackye- Frodd and Thelma Nelson -Jeff and Khafi Khafi- Jeff and Thelma SirDee- Omashola and Thelma Esther – Jeff and Omashola Mike- Khafi and Frodd Jeff- Khafi and Ike

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