The recent outbreak of a new strain of E.coli is the latest in a series of ominous stories of disease in the UK. Tuberculosis stalks the streets of London. MRSA lurks in the milk of British cows. Bacteria are looking ever more bullish as antibiotic supplies dwindle. Predatory viruses are also circling, with two major influenza pandemics in six years and measles making a comeback. During the 1832 …
