Several infected with flesh-eating bacteria after consuming raw oysters in Vietnam
The blood infection caused by the bacteria has a mortality rate of 50 to 90 percent, and patients usually die within two days
Market pork, poultry test 100% positive for E.coli in Vietnam
E. coli is found in animals’ guts and lower intestines and can be the cause of serious food poisoning
Vietnam to screen documentary on Swiss-French physician Alexandre Yersin
A documentary about Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin will be screened in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday and Friday as part of the activities to mark the 120th anniversary of his discovery of the bacteria causing bubonic plague