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Scientists find air pollution may be driving the rising threat of antibiotic resistance (www.euronews.com)

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A new global study found that rising air pollution levels correlated with increased antibiotic resistance – one of the biggest threats to human health.

Scientists studied data across 116 countries over nearly two decades, publishing their findings in The Lancet Planetary Health journal on Tuesday.

“Antibiotic resistance and air pollution are each in their own right among the greatest threats to global health,” said lead author Hong Chen from Zhejiang University in China.

More than four million people are estimated to die prematurely each year due to exposure to air pollution linked to these fine particles.

This type of air pollution is caused by fossil fuel burning, cigarette smoke and forest fires among other sources.

By 2050, antibiotic resistance could increase by 17 per cent if policies on air pollution do not change, the study authors added.

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