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Welcome US Action against Drug Resistance, but Livestock Loophole Remains
2014-09-23 20:41:52| Livestock - Topix.net
With the threat of antimicrobial resistance on the rise, we are heartened by President Barack Obama's recent executive order that outlines a national strategy to combat drug resistance, including creation of an inter-agency task force to implement and monitor the plan. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that up to 2 million Americans suffer from antibiotic-resistant infections each year and that 23,000 of them die.
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