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Water quality tests in Ireland are not good enough – the real picture is a lot worse

Some 73% of the 148 beaches and lakes which are formally designated as swimming spots are deemed to be of…

Ready to start traveling again this summer? Watch out for “super-bacteria”

Dutch and American researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands took faecal swabs of 190 Dutch travellers before and after…

Omani doctor on a mission to combat AMR

“As an infectious disease specialist, by the time you get involved, there is nothing much you can do for the…

The effect of generic market entry on antibiotic prescriptions in the US

When patented, brand-name antibiotics lose market exclusivity, generics typically enter the market at lower prices, which may increase the consumption…

Special Issue 5: F2F, Livestock, & AMR

MEP: Livestock breeding ‘neglected’ in the fight to tackle AMR The Farm to Fork strategy (F2F) sets out an aim…

How to stop a pandemic before it starts

PRESS RELEASE: “Human health, not shareholders’ profits, must come first!”

MPs from all major groups representing 10 countries in PACE on AMR: “Human health, not shareholders’ profits, must come first!”…

PRESS RELEASE: European Commission: AMR is next pandemic to be prevented

Brussels, 26 March 2021 – During yesterday’s Portuguese EU Presidency’s Global Health Conference European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides (SANTE) delivered the following statement: “We also need…

Special Issue 4: Antimicrobial Use in Agriculture

Key points: The global rise in demand for animal protein is among the salient changes of our time. Animals raised…