Experts from the World Health Organization and leading doctors around the world have come to an alarming conclusion: by the middle of the 21st century, infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics could cost the lives of more than 39 million people. These results were published in a scientific journal Lancet.
The mortality rate associated with these infections is expected to nearly double by 2050 compared with current rates.
“Although significant progress has been made in combating drug-resistant microorganisms, it is clear that this progress is not enough. <...> It is urgent to develop new strategies to combat infections to prevent this scenario,” said Stein Vollseth, a professor at Washington State University.
Scientists reached similar conclusions by analyzing data on the spread of “superbugs” collected by WHO experts and related institutions from 204 UN member states from 1990 to 2021. Vollseth and colleagues used this data to estimate possible changes in the incidence of outbreaks, given existing and emerging measures to control resistant microorganisms.
The study found that the annual death toll from “superbugs” is set to rise to 8.22 million by mid-century, with untreated infections accounting for an estimated 39 million deaths over the next 25 years.
In an earlier Times article reportedWestern doctors are finding antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the bodies of military personnel injured in Ukraine.
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Source: Gazeta
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