Drug-resistant infections are a global problem. They’re a threat to our health, livelihoods, healthcare systems and national economies. However, the weight of this burden is not felt equally. Not even close. ⤵️🌍 [1/3]

7.7 million people die from bacterial infections each year worldwide, many caused by #AMR. The recent The Lancet series on AMR highlights ways to prevent infections from happening in the first place. Learn more here: onehealthtrust.org/publications/p…

Review and meta-analysis finds high rates of #AntibioticResistance in hypervirulent Klebsiella cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…

Heteroresistance: An Insidious Form of #AntibioticResistance ASM asm.org/Articles/2024/…

Australian Investment Fund HESTA takes shareholder action against McDonald's for failure to limit antibiotic overuse in its beef and pork supplies. #SuperBugs northweststar.com.au/story/8727407/…

Antibiotic Use in SE Asian Food Animals Must be Curbed to Protect Global Health, Say Researchers #AntibioticResistance food-safety.com/articles/9700-…

#AntibioticResistance trends are on the rise for certain antibiotics important for treating human infections like #fluoroquinolones. More must be done to reverse these trends and protect human and animal health. Read FACT's latest blog for more details. foodanimalconcernstrust.org/blog/antibioti…

Germs, including antimicrobial-resistant germs, can be found in the environment & animal’s guts. When animals live next to land used for food production, these germs can spread to food. Learn more about the development & spread of #AntimicrobialResistance: bit.ly/3UJ6FAe

Sepsis impacts 1.7M U.S. adults annually, with over 350k deaths or hospice transitions. September is Sepsis Awareness Month – learn how to prevent, detect, and treat this life-threatening response to an infection. bit.ly/4dNebCr #SepsisAwarnessMonth

HCPs: Anyone can develop #sepsis, including children. ✔️ Talk with parents about sepsis signs and symptoms. ✔️ Prescribe antibiotics & antifungals appropriately to help combat #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn more: bit.ly/3Xi3Vea #SAM2024

WE'RE TWO WEEKS OUT from the Farmworker Justice 24th Annual Legacy Awards luncheon on September 25th at the historic North Call of Eastern Market, emceed by CNN Commentator and Principal of the Dewey Square Group Maria Cardona. Purchase tickets here: bit.ly/4dGLyGk

The final draft political declaration on #AntimicrobialResistance for the upcoming UN meeting was released today. It is very weak when it comes to agriculture - it dropped a commitment to reducing antibiotic use by 30% from an earlier draft. un.org/pga/78/2024/09…

US pressure weakens global commitments on #AntimicrobialResistance via U.S. Right To Know usrtk.org/factory-farmin…

It's hugely disappointing that targets for cutting global farm antibiotic use have been dropped from the upcoming UN political declaration. The future of modern medicine is apparently less important than protecting the profitability of antibiotic misuse. usrtk.org/factory-farmin…

This freely available Open Access e-book includes a chapter on intensive farming and the antibiotic-resistance crisis by ASOA's Cóilín Nunan. It also considers issues such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, regenerative farming, animal sentience, and corporate power.

I always wonder about the benefits of those months of use of antibiotics in livestock when I see studies like these.

Tune in to our OWOH #podcast with OHT’s Thomas Van Boeckel, as he explains how misuse of #antibiotics in #aquaculture fuels #AMR. Tune in here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/pod… Join the #UNGA2024 side event on securing the future of antibiotics. Register: eventcreate.com/e/livestreamen…

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#Sepsis, the body’s extreme and often deadly response to an infection, is a leading cause of death in hospitals. Without new #antibiotics, this dangerous condition will only become more deadly. World Sepsis Day pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…

This article discusses incentives for the new fungicide olorofim & the desperate need for new antifungal drugs. It misses agriculture's role in antifungal resistance. A related antifungal drug is being used in crops putting this drug at risk before it is even approved in humans.