Climate change contributing to spread of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’: UN report

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Climate change is heightening the risk posed by antibiotic-resistant viruses, according to research published Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

Published 4 months ago · New York, United States

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The Guardian

Farming, pharmaceutical and health pollution fuelling rise in superbugs, UN warns

Sewage, poor sanitation and a lack of regulation give rise to antimicrobial resistance and threaten global health, report says

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Climate change is contributing to the rise of superbugs, new UN report says

Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two of the greatest threats to global health, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme.

4 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Climate change is contributing to the rise of superbugs, new UN report says

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4 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Channel News Asia

Harmful pollution boosting superbug 'silent pandemic'

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4 months ago·Singapore

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The Hill

Climate change contributing to spread of antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’: UN report

Climate change is heightening the risk posed by antibiotic-resistant viruses, according to research published Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program. The report found so-called superbugs have been exacerbated by climate change due to increased bacterial growth caused by warmer temperatures and pollutants that have increased the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes. The analysis notes that…

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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Arab News

Harmful pollution boosting superbug ‘silent pandemic’

PARIS: Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century, a new UN report said Tuesday. Superbugs — strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics — are estimated to have killed 1.27 million people in 2019, and the World Health Organization

4 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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