Killer bug on move with global warming

A flesh-eating bacterium that can kill is spreading northward in salty European waters in response to climate change, a scientist will warn the festival.

Paul Hunter, Professor of Health Protection at the University of East Anglia, will explain how patterns of infectious disease are altering.

He says much time has been spent predicting the impact of global warming on the spread of disease but some tropical illnesses are already shifting northwards.