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Hong Kong’s battle against antibiotic resistant superbugs pits it against doctors, farmers and practices on mainland China

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A drug-resistant killer infection is at Hong Kong’s doorstep and if Candida auris arrives, it will add to the list of superbugs already in the city and proving hard to bring under control. The fungal pathogen, said to be more infectious than Ebola, has spread quietly through 30 countries since 2009. Most people contract it in hospital, and worldwide about six in 10 of those infected have died. Multiple cases of Candida auris have been reported in mainland China. No case has been reported...

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