Tag: Antimicrobial resistance
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Antimicrobial resistance has become silent pandemic, say experts
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Chigozie Uzosike Medical experts have described antimicrobial resistance as a silent and deadly pandemic that must be handled with care and collective action. Convener of a workshop on AMR, Chukwuemeka…
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Bauchi don laments high antimicrobial resistance mortality rate
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Umar Sani A professor of clinical microbiology from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Sambo Zailani, has raised the alarm on the implications of antimicrobial resistance, saying the mortality rate…
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NAFDAC warns against antibiotics misuse in animals, humans
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Grace Edema The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued a strong warning against the misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals, highlighting the growing threat…
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WHO says antibiotic resistance may claim 39m lives by 2050
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Sodiq Ojuroungbe Following the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organisation has projected that about 39 million lives may be lost by 2050 if urgent global action is…