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Researchers warn that the animals we consume could become a significant source of a pandemic due to antimicrobial resistance, potentially leading to a wave of deadly superbugs. The World Health Organization predicts that drug-resistant diseases might cause up to 10 million deaths annually by 2050.
The researchers analyzed this public health and food security challenge in the food animal industry in Southeast Asia for theThis challenge is relevant to Australia, which has strong political, economic, and social ties with countries in the region. Australia marked 50 years of engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a special summit in Melbourne earlier this year.
The research paper highlights Southeast Asia’s challenges associated with antimicrobial resistance and residue in animals, and points out the need to differentiate the two concepts. Food animals’ residues are remnants of drugs, pesticides, and other chemical substances that persist in animal tissues or products after administration or exposure to these substances.
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