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TZH 20 - Antimicrobial Resistance: Why it matters
18 July 2018--- For around 60 years, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs have been used to treat and prevent diseases in livestock, aquaculture and crop production, and to make food production generally more efficient. But their overuse and misuse is causing antimicrobial resistance. So, just how widespread is the problem?
Juan Lubroth Chief Veterinary Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, explains.
Interview: Charlotta Lomas, FAO
Produced by:
Charlotta Lomas, FAO
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