Could be that the present strain has been due to misuse/overuse of antibiotics?
The earlier forms could have become resistant and mutated to become what it is to-day.
Researchers seem to think otherwise.
Are Pharma Companies behind this to market a new product which is in the pipeline?
Not unusual.
We have heard of Avian Flu and periodic surge of certain infections surging only to find new/unavailable drugs being able to combat it.
Reminds me of ‘Satan bug ‘of Alistair Maclean.
An outbreak of a peculiar strain of the E. coli bacteria has already taken 40 lives worldwide. With fear that this outbreak will become a full-blown epidemic, scientists and citizens alike are wondering why this seemingly invincible strain is here and what they can do to combat it. “If you look at it genetically…you have to come to the conclusion that this strain was exposed to eight different classes of antibiotics in its creation,” says Mike Adams, the editor-in-chief of NaturalNews.com. This creation, says Adams, is not something that happens naturally. http://current.com/1bgu6kc
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