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Hospital wards, meant to be sanctuaries of healing, may also be breeding grounds for drug-resistant bacteria, thanks to an unexpected culprit—flies. New research suggests that these seemingly innocuous insects could be spreading anti-microbial-resistant pathogens among patients, posing a significant threat to global health.
A study conducted by the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI) in collaboration with Nigerian researchers has revealed alarming findings: houseflies in hospitals carry bacteria resistant to key antibiotics, including those used as last-resort treatments. This raises concerns over antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a global crisis expected to claim over 39 million lives by 2050.
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