superbacteria

Health news

'Nightmare bacteria' infections are on the rise in the US

Though the numbers are still small, the rate of US cases jumped more than fivefold in recent years.

24/09/2025

Health news

Bacteria strain that evades antibiotics is spreading in Europe

The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine other European countries, according to Danish research.

23/07/2025

Health news

TB is once again the world’s deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis killed an estimated 1.25 million people worldwide in 2023.

29/10/2024

Health news

Vaccines could put a major dent in deaths from antibiotic resistance

The number of lives that could be saved is even higher considering vaccine candidates in the pipeline.

10/10/2024

Health news

Gaza at risk from polio and superbugs, WHO experts warn

Gaza’s lack of clean water and crippled health system are fertile ground for the spread of infections that could become regional or even global threats, health experts said.

07/08/2024

Health news

A new bacteria-killing material could help fight hospital superbugs

Plastic often harbours germs. UK scientists have found a way for it to kill bacteria, viruses and fungi - even very resistant ones.

16/05/2023

Earth News

Euroviews. View: To beat deadly superbugs, we must tackle pollution

Environmental pollution is helping to breed deadly superbugs. We must cut it off at the source, writes Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme.

08/02/2023

Health news

Could trees help us fight off antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Hydroquinine, which can already be used to treat malaria in humans, has bacterial killing abilities according to a new study.

01/09/2022

Earth News

Raw dog food poses major international public health risk

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in multiple samples of raw dog food, making the substance an overlooked driver of antibiotic resistance.

12/07/2021

World

Antibiotic resistant superbugs on the rise

The antibiotic apocalypse- That's the name for a world in which antibiotics can no longer defeat common infections, according to medical experts. A world where a minor illness like strep throat could again be fatal. Antibiotic resistant infections are becoming more common thanks to overuse. And

09/11/2018

World News

Tens of millions of lives at risk from superbugs

A new report claims that spending a little now could save money in the future as well as millions of lives around the world at risk of superbugs

07/11/2018