Raising superbugs

Poultry farms are reservoirs of multi-drug resistant bacteria and play a major role in their spread, shows the latest CSE study

Non-profit warns EPA against expanding use of crucial antibiotic as pesticide

The Center for Biological Diversity and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future ask EPA to not expand the use of oxyteracycline for citrus crops

India finalises national action plan on antimicrobial resistance

The government terms antimicrobial resistance as a serious threat to global public health

Similar patterns of antibiotic resistance found in animals, humans and their environment: study

Conducted in Ujjain district, the study highlights that genes responsible for resistance were commonly detected across samples

Child and adolescent mortality declined globally from 1990 to 2015

But countries with a low socio-demographic index saw about 75 per cent of deaths in 2016 as compared to 61 per cent in 1990

Gains in tuberculosis control threatened by drug resistance

Drug resistant TB is now a transmitted diseases and requires commitment, especially in high-burden countries like India 

Drug resistance finds mention in new National Health Policy

India does not have robust data on antibiotic resistance, but the available records show that the issue needs immediate response

Nagaland bans junk food in schools, calls for sensitising children

By issuing this notification, Nagaland followed states such as Punjab, Odisha and Manipur in banning junk food in schools

Promotion of pesticides a global health concern: UN experts

A report recently released by United Nations calls for better national and international regulatory framework on pesticides

Study indicates increasing multi-drug resistance in children against enteric bacteria

Children in India also carry high levels of antibiotic resistance against key pathogens causing difficulty in treating infections

WHO releases a list of pathogens for which new antibiotics are required

The list categorises the bacteria according to the urgency of need for new antibiotics

Scientists develop new molecule to fight antibiotic resistance

A piece of synthetic DNA has been developed that restores effectiveness of a carbapenem

Bacteria resistant to 'last resort' antibiotic isolated from swine farm

Scientists in US isolate bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, resistant to carbapenems in the farm environment

Monitor resistance gene to help combat antimicrobial resistance: scientists

Scientists suggest that monitoring genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance will help track the problem

Last line of antibiotics failing in Europe

Data from across the European Union shows that antibiotic resistance has increased for bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance  

OIE releases new strategy to fight antimicrobial resistance

Agency exhorts international community to come forward and outline a work plan

Resistant bacteria isolated from poultry market in Hyderabad

A study reveals resistant bacteria were isolated from both broiler and free-range chicken. The broiler chicken sampled in the study were reared …

US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu

Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans

Resistance-causing mcr-1 gene isolated in India

The gene is responsible for resistance against colistin, a last resort antibiotic used to treat human diseases

More research needed on antimicrobial resistance via food animals: FAO report

A new report discusses pathways linking food animal production, environment and humans health

Use of antibiotics in animal food leads to drug resistance in humans

A new report highlights the risks of antibiotic use in animals and their presence in effluents from pharmaceutical companies

Scientists suggest cap on yearly antibiotic use

They also propose phasing-out use of antimicrobial growth romoters in animals with a deadline of five years

European Medicines Agency asks EU to decrease use of antibiotic colistin

The update comes after a new mechanism of resistance to the bacteria was found in pigs and humans samples

Bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotic found in US sewage

Environmental spread of resistant bacteria is a global health concern, but there are no policies to address it

More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country

India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more