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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights:
For Environmental experts, officials and other professionals who wish to prevent the further spreading of Antimicrobial resistance, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Environmental Researchers at universities and research institutes
- Environmental Experts at research and consultancy firms
- Labtechnicians at environmental quality laboratories
- Senior officials at national authorities and regulatory authorities staff
- Environmental Experts at drinking water, sewage and soil remediation companies
Latest Topics
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13 March 2026WHO and Boston University partner to tackle environmental-driven antimicrobial resistance in displaced communities
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Boston University have launched a five-year collaboration to study how environmental pollution contributes to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in refugee and displaced communities. These populations often face overcrowding, poor sanitation, unsafe water, and limited healthcare—conditions that can accelerate the spread of drug-resistant infections. The partnership will investigate how environmental factors […]
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13 March 2026Antimicrobial resistance dissemination via horizontal gene transfer is constrained in stratified waters
The study analyzes how antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) spread in aquatic environments and finds that their movement between bacteria is strongly limited in stratified waters such as lakes and oceans. Using large metagenomic datasets, the researchers show that ARGs tend to remain within specific microbial lineages and water layers, rather than spreading freely between different […]
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12 March 2026A review of wastewater-based epidemiology for antimicrobial resistance surveillance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat, driven largely by the overuse and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine. Traditional surveillance systems face limitations in tracking how resistance spreads across populations and within the microbiome of healthy individuals. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is emerging as a complementary surveillance approach that […]
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