Paradigm Shift Needed To Combat Drug Resistance

When people travel, bacteria and other infectious agents travel with them. As about a billion people cross international borders each year, many more billions of the bugs come along for the ride. However, the trend is contributing to substantial domestic and international public health threats and risks, as seen with SARS and more recently with the H1N1 flu virus. An infectious disease expert explores the relationship between population mobility, globalization and antimicrobial drug resistance in a new research article.

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