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> Antibiotics for industrial animal farms are one of the reasons bacteria develop multiple resistances. I have the impression (but haven't really checked any r
by sampo 13y ago
> Antibiotics for industrial animal farms are one of the reasons bacteria develop multiple resistances.
I have the impression (but haven't really checked any real sources on this) that the carefree use of antibiotics on farm animals is mostly an American thing. And that the use of antibiotics in animal farming is much more regulated in Europe. Don't know for sure, though. And don't know about the rest of the world.
- kayoone 13y agoCertainly true. My dad is a veterinarian and said its quite heavily regulated in germany and possibly Europe
- refurb 13y agoIt would be interesting to see the incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in the US vs. the EU. Most people get MDR infections from other people, not from animals. I'm not saying animal to human infections don't occur, they obviously do, but it's not a major source of transmission.
- drzaiusapelord 13y agoAntibiotics on the farm are banned in the EU for anything but treating infections. This seems to be a largely an American problem. The real problem is that American politics are broken and adding even sane common-sense regulation against a mountain of lobbyists and corrupt politicians is an uphill battle that usually ends in failure (patent reform bill recently) or various compromises that kill any chance of the bill being very effective (ACA). I think the US is a case study in how this level of "direct democracy" usually gets gamed by monied interests.