Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sewage treatment contributes to antibiotic resistance
Wastewater treatment plants are unwittingly helping to spread antibiotic resistance, say scientists.
Jul 21, 2014
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Are there drugs in our water?
Recreational drugs could become a major source of Australian urban water contamination, scientists warn.
Sep 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Haiti, DR to eliminate cholera with $2.2 billion (Update)
(AP)—Haiti and the Dominican Republic will require $2.2 billion over the next 10 years for an ambitious plan to eliminate cholera, an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
Nov 28, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Superbug MRSA identified in US wastewater treatment plants
A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). ...
Nov 5, 2012
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The best wastewater treatment plants can't filter out superbug fragments
Even a very good wastewater treatment plant can't clean up fragments of superbugs -- bacteria that have developed a resistance to antibiotics -- and until now, almost no one has noticed.
Nov 21, 2011
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