In sub-Saharan Africa, the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics and their misuse in agriculture contribute significantly to ...

It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop ...

Despite antibiotics revolutionizing modern medicine, their effectiveness is waning due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

we collaborated on a study of bacterial communities harboured by houseflies in three hospices in South Africa. We used advanced methods to identify the bacteria. Our research identified an ...

It disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries: diseases caused by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics spread more quickly ... This pattern of global inequity extends beyond ...

University of South Africa provides funding as a partner of ... that the flies carried in their gut may be resistant to antibiotics. According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial ...

As microbiologists specializing in medical and veterinary bacteria and zoonosis, we collaborated on a study of bacterial communities harbored by houseflies in three hospices in South Africa.