Travelers Warned Of Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs In SEA
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT SUPERBUGS – Fully vaccinated individuals traveling to Southeast Asian were warned of another threat – superbugs.
Aside from the coronavirus, a Genome Medicine study found “superbugs” hitching rides in their victims gut. Furthermore, the researchers from the US and the Netherlands revealed that:
These findings provide strong support that international travel risks spreading antimicrobial resistance globally,
Additionally, the team did studies on over 190 feces samples of Dutch travelers before and after they traveled to Africa and Asia. Moreover, they found that the travelers could potentially be “reservoirs and spreaders” of drug-resistant superbugs.
When the travelers came back to the Netherlands, their tests showed a “significant amount” of antimicrobial genes. These are the types common antibiotics don’t have much effect on.
Sadly, the researchers fear that over 70 years of infectious disease treatment on common bacteria could go to waste. However, they did state that the infections were “Destination Specific”.
But for the most part, the researchers warned that those who traveled from Southeast Asia, which had the MCR-1 gene, had bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic used when other drug therapies fail.
“This global approach may not only help the respective countries, but it could also benefit others by reducing the international spread of resistance genes…
It is vital that we address AMR in lower income countries with high resistance rates and low public health funds,” D’Souza said..”
Thanks for reading. We aim to provide our readers with the freshest and most in-demand content. Come back next time for the latest news here on Philnews.
READ ALSO: PAGASA Releases Latest Weather Update for Wednesday (June 9)
