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Are Cows to Blame for Drug-Resistant Bugs?

Jun 29, 2015 / Disease / Preventive Health / Farm Animals / Public Health

Antimicrobial resistance is a big problem that is getting bigger. In 2014 the World Health Organization warned that “Without urgent, coordinated action, the world is heading towards a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries, which have been treatable for decades, can once again kill.” Antimicrobials refer to a wide array of drugs...