161 Antibiotic resistance now 'global threat', WHO warns
WHO called for more preventative measures against infection. Resistance to antibiotics poses a “major global threat” to public health, says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). It analysed data from 114 countries and said resistance was happening now “in every region of the world”. It described a “post-antibiotic era”, where people die from simple infections that have been treatable for decades. There were likely to be “devastating” […]