Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How poor regulation threatens aquaculture

There are no regulations or institutional setup for freshwater aquaculture

Poor regulation of aquaculture endangers human health

Closure of illegal aquaculture farms is a temporary solution, better regulation holds the key

New health threat? Pathogens frozen in permafrost resurface as Earth heats up

In the unlikely scenario where a virus is able to infect mammals and humans, it could be disastrous, say experts

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How resistance to antibiotics develops

Antimicrobials from food-producing animals enter the environment through excreta or animal manure

AMR Awareness Week: Public health needs to be bottom line

New antibiotic research & development model required to ensure people most in need get access to right drugs

G20 health ministers prioritise, commit to tackling AMR with One Health approach

The ministers also recognised the need for developing novel antimicrobials

Virus-only diet? Meet a hungry organism that thrives on them

Researchers stumble across plankton that considers viruses to be more like a snack than danger

Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet

The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally

Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report

Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics

Western Pacific Region may see 5.2 million AMR-related deaths from 2020 to 2030: WHO study

Economic cost linked to antimicrobial resistance in the region to reach $148 billion, report estimates

Malady to miracle: Leprosy bacteria grows liver in armadillos, gives hope for human organ regeneration

Study finds bacteria of the chronic infectious disease reprogrammed certain cells into ‘stem-like cells’

Is there an alternative to antibiotics use in livestock? Yes

Many alternatives to antibiotics have cropped up to help the food industry fight diseases caused by bacteria in animals 

World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US

Bacterial disease American foulbrood is fatal, routinely ravages colonies

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice — bacterial infections

Viral respiratory infections can increase the likelihood of bacterial infections and lead to worse disease

Bacteria in Canadian Arctic seawater can help clear up oil spills: Study

Oil spills choke marine ecosystems and pose health hazards for coastal populations who consume sea food

After cough-syrup, now eye drops: India-made solution causes 1 death, several infections in US

This could be particularly damning for India’s drug regulatory system since it is coming on the heels of cough-syrup-associated deaths in …

Hygiene hypothesis: Gut microbiome development affected in children born during COVID-19 lockdown, studies show

Microbiomes in such kids less diverse, with distinct effect on certain populations of organisms, says Nature article

Antibiotic misuse in India’s livestock sector can be reduced

Awareness of farmers, legislation for clean sanitary practices in animal farms and its strict implementation can do the trick

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why India needs to re-examine its pediatric practices

Children often receive multiple courses of antibiotics every year since viral infections are recurrent. This makes them more vulnerable to …

Microbes to fight oil spillage in oceans: Indian scientists devise new technology

The study found degradation of crude oil was achievable using low-cost non-toxic agro-residues

WHO’s updated priority pathogen list to be out by early 2023

The current list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg   

Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19: Why the worry?

The declining antibody levels in COVID-19 cases suggest that cells that produce these antibodies are not present in sufficient numbers

India’s mysterious diseases: The ailments that remain undiagnosed

There have been some diseases in India that have perplexed the government and medical fraternity for decades

Antibiotic administration prevalent in COVID-19 patients with no bacterial infection: Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the rampant use of antibiotics in the diseased patients to treat bacterial co-infections or rule out the …

COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR

Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial