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Antibiotic resistance may lead to 40 million deaths over 25 years, warns expert

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Antibiotic resistance may lead to 40 million deaths over 25 years, warns expert

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  • Dame Sally Davies emphasizes a rising antibiotic crisis that poses severe global health risks.
  • Every year, about a million lives are lost due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with predictions of this number rising significantly.
  • By 2050, experts estimate that 40 million deaths will be linked to superbugs, particularly affecting the elderly.
  • The overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming contributes to the development and spread of resistance.
  • There is an urgent need for new antibiotic development, yet current market models are discouraging pharmaceutical companies from investing in this area.

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