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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Aircraft toilets could be key to tackling ‘silent pandemic’, scientists say

Testing aircraft toilet waste could help track the global spread of drug-resistant superbugs, which is often referred to as the “silent pandemic” and are projected to kill more people than cancer by 2050.

The study, published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, analysed lavatory wastewater from 44 international flights arriving in Australia from nine countries.

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