US EditionSpread of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Surging, WHO Warns
- The World Health Organization warned on Oct 13 that nearly 40% of antibiotics became ineffective between 2018 and 2023 after analyzing more than 23m bacterial infections from 104 countries.
- Rampant misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and food production, weak surveillance in many countries, and a thin tests and treatments pipeline have driven the rise in resistance in recent years.
- WHO data show drug resistance caused 4.71 million deaths, with 1.14 million directly attributed, and in 2023 one in six infections showed antibiotic resistance.
- The WHO warned failing antibiotic effectiveness makes minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly, with the highest resistance in the South-east Asian and Eastern Mediterranean regions and 48 per cent of countries not reporting AMR data.
- Dr Manica Balasegaram warned that AMR deaths could rise 70 percent by 2050 as resistance to third-generation cephalosporins hits 40% in E. coli and 55% in Klebsiella pneumoniae among eight common bacterial pathogens.
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The World Health Organization is concerned about the increased resistance of bacteria to today's treatments used to treat an infection. The body regrets a lack of new tests and treatments...
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Antibiotic Resistance Rising Fast, WHO Warns
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Warning as bacterial resistance to antibiotics soars on Australia's doorstep
Disease resistance to antibiotics is rising faster than medical advances can keep up with, potentially putting billions around the world in danger.The World Health Organisation's Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report found that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections that caused common conditions in people worldwide in 2023, were resistant to antibiotic treatments.Between 2018 and 2023, the report found antibiotic resis…
The resistance of germs is rising rapidly and is an increasing risk to health, warns a new WHO report.
Global antibiotic resistance reaches alarming levels in 2023
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today.
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