A slew of new organisms, just in time for the holidays! OK, not all of them are microbes, but at least they're small in the human-centered size paradigm:

http://www.giantmicrobes.com

Rabies isn't very interesting, IMHO. Although my favorites among the new ones are lyme disease, mange, and sea sparkle.

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