How zoo poo could prevent thousands of amputations a year

Viruses contained in zoo animal faeces could stop infections and prevent thousands of amputations a year.

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Sheffield University experts believe phages in the faeces could prevent 7000 amputations in Britain per year.

Faeces from Guinea baboons, giraffes, lemurs, Visakan pigs and cuddly binturongs have been found to contain antibacterial viruses.