John Ayres BBC News, Devon BBC A prototype of the lateral flow test for black fungus disease A new test which creators say could one day save the lives of people suffering from a deadly fungal infection is being developed at the University of Exeter. Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus disease, spiked during the...
Fergus Walsh Medical editor BBC Dr Ellie Irwin’s sight has been saved after a test pinpointed the cause of her long-lasting eye inflammation A 29-year-old doctor from Bristol has had her eyesight saved after a “game-changing” test identified a mystery infection that had plagued her health for five years. Ellie Irwin suffered persistent inflammation in...
The horse developed pleuropneumonia – a bacterial respiratory infection – after the race. The infection resulted in the onset of sepsis, which is “likely to have been a key factor” in the cause of death. Blood tests taken on the day of the race indicated that the infection had not been present in the horse...