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Patch Protects Travelers From Pesky Stomach Bugs

E. coli takes fewer tourists hostage with new development

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(Newser) – Tourists could soon have a new accessory to add to travel-sized toothpaste tubes and electrical adapters: an anti-diarrhea patch. A new US study shows that travelers wearing a “transcutaneous immunization” patch, loaded with E. coli toxins, reliably protected wearers against diarrhea and vomiting, the BBC reports. Those who did get sick bounced back much more quickly than a control group.

Bread from the back of a truck? Just be careful.
Bread from the back of a truck? Just be careful.   (Magnum Photos)
A scientist examines a sample for the presence of E. coli.
A scientist examines a sample for the presence of E. coli.   (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Local fruit and vegetable vendors cram into a train heading out of Yangon in Myanmar.
Local fruit and vegetable vendors cram into a train heading out of Yangon in Myanmar.   (AP Photo)
Beware-unless you're wearing the patch, of course.
Beware-unless you're wearing the patch, of course.   (KRT Photos)
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