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Department of Health figures published last month showed Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust had the seventh worst rate of MRSA infection among general acute hospitals in England over the past three years.
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It is unlikely that these high levels of infection in the general population would be repeated across the continent, partly because prostitutes in other countries have far fewer clients than they do in Thailand.
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It will have a bigger cancer centre and elderly care, general medicine, HIV and clinical infection wards will be brought up to modern standards.
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In general, the prevalence of TB infection in badgers was higher in the northern group of counties involved (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire) than those in the southern group (Cornwall, Devon and Dorset), the survey concluded.
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The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) has found improvements in measures to help reduce infection risks at the Borders General Hospital.
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The aviation industry and medical community should better educate the general public about health issues related to air travel and infection control.
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But it said evidence revealed the general UK population was not at increased risk of TB, HIV or malaria infection from migrants, but some UK-born ethnic communities did have a higher risk of disease because of their links to countries where the diseases were endemic.
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