Drug-resistant superbug to blame for deadly typhoid outbreak in Pakistan

Researchers warn of limited treatment options as mutated strain of typhoid is blamed for surge in cases

A major outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan may have been caused by a highly drug-resistant superbug, scientists have warned.

Research by the Wellcome Sanger Institute has shown that the typhoid strain behind the outbreak, which began in Hyderabad in November 2016 and has since spread, has acquired an extra piece of DNA that renders it resistant to multiple antibiotics.

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