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Pollution and climate change set stage for rise in antimicrobial resistance

A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme illustrates the role that pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss can play in the development of antimicrobial resistance.

shrimp farms test antibiotic control
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India’s shrimp farms test antibiotic control

Fast-growing food sector has become a test case for the use and abuse of the drugs.

Possible linkage between global warming and drug resistance: Two imminent threats to public health
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Possible linkage between global warming and drug resistance: Two imminent threats to public health

The pledge taken by the 194 Member States of the United Nations, which also includes India, to act meaningfully towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is undeniably incredible.
Climate change to spread antibiotic resistance in the Arctic
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Climate change threatens to spread antibiotic resistance in the Arctic

More human activity and thawing permafrost both increase the risks that antibiotic resistance will spread more widely in the Arctic.

Drug-resistant superbug thriving in hospitals already hit hard by COVID-19

Drug-resistant superbug thriving in hospitals already hit hard by COVID-19

Doctors worry that a dangerous yeast, which can colonize a person’s skin without generating symptoms, is rising due to medical centers being overrun.
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The drugs we eat - Chemicals on farms end up on your plate
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The drugs we eat - Chemicals on farms end up on your plate

If we are what we eat then we should have a far better understanding of how a turkey becomes, in less than five months, such a splendid bird or how a farmed salmon glows Barbie doll pink.

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