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Community water breeding an antimicrobial resistance crisis in Bareilly?

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Researchers have found ‘superbug’ contamination of more than half of community water samples tested in Bareilly, in a recent study conducted by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI). The term ‘superbug’ refers to strains of bacteria resistant to numerous clinically used antibiotics used to treat a range of diseases. The IVRI studied 111 samples taken …

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Poultry farms breeding an antibiotic resistance crisis

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats facing Indian public health – and poultry farms are serving as a breeding ground for the crisis. “This news is not altogether surprising, though this does not make it any less concerning. Research has uncovered numerous instances of poultry farms breeding antibiotic resistance” A recent study of …

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Kerala takes stand against hospital acquired infections

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Kerala has learnt its lessons after the Nipah tragedy. It is to introduce a policy to control and prevent hospital acquired infections. The move comes after the Nipah virus outbreak in the state earlier this year, in which all but four of those who succumbed to the virus contracted it in hospital. “We are working …

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“Nightmare bacteria” spelling a health crisis in India

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The death of an American woman from a “nightmare bacteria” she contracted in India has shed new light onto the debate surrounding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country. The American woman grabbed the headlines on this occasion. However, 58,000 Indian babies die every year from bacteria that may not be as much of a “nightmare”, …

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