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British researchers said Tuesday that a new bacterium resistant to most antibiotics is becoming more common in India and Pakistan and that it has been identified in 37 people in the U.K., primarily among people who have traveled to that region to receive cheaper medical care. U.S. authorities say that three cases of the infection have also been detected in this country. The outbreak is concerning, the researchers reported online in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases , because the bug is resi

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Fears of new superbug from Asia may be overblown http://bit.ly/8YMEq3 << "caution that anyone becomes ill after visiting Asia."

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