Think BUBONIC PLAGUE is history? Scientist says BLACK DEATH could return without warning, says the Daily Star....

...And for a slightly more reasoned look at some fascinating research into Yersinia pestis DNA from the teeth of 1500 year-old corpses, check out our latest analysis: nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/...

[JossS]

Okay, so who do you reckon will be the first person to run a story threatening the possibility of a new strain that is antibiotic resistant?

Er .... hope I haven't started anything ....!

[Gez_Blair]

its TB you need to worry about - scary strains of multiple-antibiotic resistance out there