Paper of possible interest: Hong, P.-Y.; Julian, T.R.; Pype, M.-L.; Jiang, S.C.; Nelson, K.L.; Graham, D.; Pruden, A.; Manaia, C.M. Reusing Treated Wastewater: Consideration of the Safety Aspects Associated with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Water 2018, 10, 244. Abstract: As more countries engage in water reuse, either intended or de facto, there is …
The UN continues work on focusing on dangers of overuse of antibiotics. See the Guardian article below about a new effort from the UN in this regard. Source: Overuse of antibiotics in farming is a major new threat to human health, says UN | Society | The Guardian
This may be of interest to folks. Multiple stakeholders have, as a result, criticized the aquaculture industry, resulting in consequent regulations in some countries. AM use in aquaculture differs from that in livestock farming due to aquaculture’s greater diversity of species and farming systems, alternative means of AM application, and less consolidated farming practices in …
This paper may be of interest: Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture. Henriksson, P.J.G., Rico, A., Troell, M. et al. Sustain Sci (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-017-0511-8 Abstract: Global seafood provides almost 20% of all animal protein in diets, and aquaculture is, despite weakening trends, the fastest growing food sector worldwide. Recent increases in production have …
There is a nice article by Katherine Wu on the history of antibiotic usage in livestock that is worth a look: A Taste of Our Own Medicine – I Contain Multitudes – Medium This is part of the HHMI/Tangled Bank Studio’s series on “I Contain Multitudes” based on Ed Yong’s book of the same name. It …
MRSA IN AGRICULTURE AND ZOMBIE EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH TARA C. SMITH – MTM 67 Definitely worth a listen. PS. Yes, the “typo” in the title is on purpose.
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Not for the faint of heart. But this is an important article and worth a look: Hunting a Killer: Sex, Drugs and the Return of Syphilis – The New York Times In the article, Jan Hoffman discussed the “return of symphilis” – that is, how syphilis has been undergoing an increase in the number of outbreaks …
This is a worthwhile read – from Judy Stone – on germs on kitchen sponges. “The brouhaha about germs on kitchen sponges is much ado about nothing. Put it in perspective with these tidbits.” Source: Germs On Your Kitchen Sponge? Get a Grip!
“Should we always antibiotics until the end of their course?” Well, this has been a question asked on and off over the last 10 years or so. And this I was quite interested in a Tweet I saw from Eric Topol this AM (I note – Eric Topol on Twitter is a better source of …