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Resistant bacteria can evolve anywhere. Even if some countries manage to control the problem within their borders, the risk remains.

Comment: Antimicrobial resistance fight can’t be limited by borders

It’s great that countries like Canada have a plan, but that’s not enough against a global threat

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the World Health Organization’s most urgent health challenges for the next decade, and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at particular risk. Misuse of antimicrobials worldwide has accelerated the evolution of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). For instance, as much as 80 per cent of total consumption is used in livestock to