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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rachel Clun

UK on alert over rise in drug-resistant bacterial infections in Ukraine

The number of drug-resistant infections is rapidly rising in Ukraine, according to reports - with the UK’s government agency for health security on alert over a risk of case numbers increasing.

The antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections occur when bacteria evolves to learn how to defend itself against common antibiotic and other medicines, making treatment ineffective.

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