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Health

Gobar Times: Antibiotics in my fish curry?

Curious Sucharita discovers how the overuse of antibiotics in fish farming can build superbug resistance — and what judicious use can do to stop it

Neeraj Kumar

On a pleasant November afternoon in the coastal city of Bhubaneswar, Sucharita returned energetically from her school. With sparkling eyes she announced, “We had a special lecture today. It was on Antimicrobial Resistance. Aye—Emm—Aaar they called it. And there's World AMR Awareness Week also. It’s from the 18th to 24th this month. We’re supposed to wear blue for that. Papa, after lunch, please click my pic in this blue tee. I’ll share it on our WhatsApp group—no filters!”

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