Superbug outbreak spreads

Title

Superbug outbreak spreads

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Report on the spread of a lethal Group A Streptococcal outbreak which began in Gloucestershire causing intense pain and able to kill within hours if not treated rapidly. Includes interviews with microbiologist Geoff Scott; Christine Bowden, widow of victim Terry Bowden; nurse and survivor Roseanne Miller; Chertsey hospital spokesman Peter Adler on a young woman being saved due to quick diagnosis; microbiologist Clive Grundy; Diana(?) Harwood, victim. Mark Phillips reports. Cataloguer’s note: Harwood is identified as Diana in the clip, but as Diane elsewhere in the archive.

Contributors

Mark Phillips; Diane Harwood; Geoff Scott; Christine Bowden; Roseanne Miller; Peter Adler; Clive Grundy; Diana Harwood?

Keywords

Deaths; Surgery; Medical treatment; Gloucestershire; Virus diseases; Streptococcal infections; Terry Bowden

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