Country-level antibiotic risk assessment in the multiple environmental matrices based on decennial data - AMR Insights

From animals to environment: How livestock antibiotic use drives human health risks beyond the farm

Antibiotics are essential for keeping livestock healthy, especially in fast-growing sectors like chicken and pig farming. But what happens when they are administered and excreted? A new study on ‘Antibiotic ecotoxicity and resistance risks in resource-constrained chicken and pig farm environments’ by researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) traces how antibiotics from farms enter the environment, revealing risks to bo…

Country-level antibiotic risk assessment in the multiple environmental matrices based on decennial data - AMR Insights

The overuse of antibiotics has led to widespread environmental detection, but the global risks of antibiotic resistance remain unclear. A study analyzed antibiotic detection frequencies and concentrations across 45 countries, revealing that Kenya had the highest cumulative detection frequencies. Wastewater from WWTPs and animal manure showed the highest levels of antibiotics. Malaysia, China, and Canada ranked the top three for both PNECs and MI…