Lethal superbug detected in two hospitals

A MUTATED superbug blamed for up to 50 deaths in Britain is present in two Irish hospitals.

Lethal superbug detected in two hospitals

Both hospitals, which have not been named, have since put urgent infection control measures in place to combat the potentially lethal 027 strain of Clostridium Difficile (C Diff).

The superbug was detected by scientists at University College Dublin’s Centre for Food Safety.

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