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The words "Don't Panic" are etched deep into the British psyche. From the prematurely aged corporal in BBC TV's Dad's Army to the cover of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the real book, not the documentary about it by some earthly author*) . But warnings about a new "superbug" might just over-ride caution.
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