Superbug fight 'needs farmers to reduce antibiotic use'

Superbug fight 'needs farmers to reduce antibiotic use' Health and animal welfare campaigners concerned about the spread of superbugs in humans are calling for a ban on the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals.

They say routinely using antibiotics in livestock can lead to bacteria becoming resistant and such 'superbugs' could spread to humans. BBC News

• New data shows 148 severe antibiotic-resistant infections a day in 2021 UK Health Security Agency
• World's deadliest bugs REVEALED: Bacterial infections kill nearly 8MILLION people a year The Daily Mail
• UK rivers are a ‘superbug-polluted’ health threat, study finds The Independent
• Antibiotic-resistance 'not a problem we can ignore' as even new medications fail to tackle infections Sky News