Drug-resistant superbug claims its first victim

THE first death has been reported from the drug-resistant superbug originating in South Asia.

The victim was infected by the bacteria while being treated in a hospital in Pakistan, according to a microbiologist from Az Vub hospital in Brussels, Dr Denis Pierard.

“He was involved in a car accident during a trip to Pakistan. He was hospitalised with a major leg injury and then repatriated to Belgium, but he was already infected,” the doctor said.