Nov 19, 2015
Antibiotic use in animals must be tackled to avoid human harm, warn scientists
Antibiotic use in animals must be tackled to avoid human harm, warn scientists
In a paper published today in medical journal The Lancet, the authors argue that excessive use of the medication in animals is contributing as much to the global antibiotic resistance crisis as overuse in humans.
The majority of antibiotics produced by pharmaceutical companies are used in animals rather than humans and there have been outbreaks of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals…
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