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Antibiotic resistance is spreading through South Africa’s water systems: study explains how

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par Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Professor of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University
John Paul Makumbi, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is defined as the ability of disease-causing microorganisms to withstand treatments like antibiotics.

Often described as a silent pandemic, it is already responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths each year, with the highest burden in Africa.

Efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance have largely focused on hospitals and clinics,…

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