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| Cattle TB spreads among clubbers | Cattle TB spreads among clubbers |
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| Six clubbers have contracted bovine tuberculosis - one of them fatally - in an outbreak in Birmingham. | Six clubbers have contracted bovine tuberculosis - one of them fatally - in an outbreak in Birmingham. |
| The six people who contracted the strain are thought to have all picked it up at a bar and nightclub. | The six people who contracted the strain are thought to have all picked it up at a bar and nightclub. |
| The source of the outbreak is thought to have been a man who drank untreated, unpasteurised milk. | The source of the outbreak is thought to have been a man who drank untreated, unpasteurised milk. |
| Those who were affected all had weakened immune systems from diseases such as diabetes or HIV. One man died in the outbreak. | |
| DNA link | DNA link |
| The last case was reported in February this year and it is thought the outbreak is over, said BBC science correspondent David Gregory. | The last case was reported in February this year and it is thought the outbreak is over, said BBC science correspondent David Gregory. |
| The outbreak was first thought to be a blip in the TB figures because the rate of infection was twice the amount expected for cases of bovine tuberculosis. | The outbreak was first thought to be a blip in the TB figures because the rate of infection was twice the amount expected for cases of bovine tuberculosis. |
| DNA investigation showed all six cases were linked. | DNA investigation showed all six cases were linked. |
| News of the outbreak comes amid reports that drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis in eastern Europe and central Asia are putting EU states at risk of a deadly outbreak, according to health officials. | News of the outbreak comes amid reports that drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis in eastern Europe and central Asia are putting EU states at risk of a deadly outbreak, according to health officials. |
| The Red Cross called it the most alarming tuberculosis situation since World War II and urged EU leaders to do more to combat the threat. | The Red Cross called it the most alarming tuberculosis situation since World War II and urged EU leaders to do more to combat the threat. |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) said the "hottest zones" of new strains were all on the borders of the EU. | The World Health Organization (WHO) said the "hottest zones" of new strains were all on the borders of the EU. |