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Photorhabdus asymbiotica is an emerging bacterial pathogen that causes locally invasive soft tissue and disseminated bacteremic infections in the United States and Australia. Although the source of infection was previously unknown, we report that the bacterium is found in a symbiotic association with an insect-pathogenic soil nematode of the genus Heterorhabditis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the moves initiated by the health sector of various countries to control the prevalence of stroke. The disclosure of the World Health Organization (WHO) that about 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke every year, classifying it as the most common causes of death and disability, has caused alarm in many countries including Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain. Such countries have developed strategies which focus on early intervention and treatment to control stroke.