Last spring, Arjun Srinivasan, an associate director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delivered a presentation to state health officials with some alarming information. Before the year 2000, he said, it was rare to find cases of bacteria resistant to carbapenems, a class of powerful, last-resort antibiotics. But by February 2013 they had been seen in almost every state. Srinivasan also briefed Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC. On March 5, Frieden issued a public warning about ‘nightmare
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Nightmare’ Bacteria Are Real, and the U.S. Needs to Act Fast
Author: DAVID E. HOFFMAN
Source: The Washington Post
Publication Date: October 20 2013
Link: Nightmare’ Bacteria Are Real, and the U.S. Needs to Act Fast
Source: The Washington Post
Publication Date: October 20 2013
Link: Nightmare’ Bacteria Are Real, and the U.S. Needs to Act Fast
Stephan: I have been writing about the gross overuse of antibiotics in industrial agriculture and animal husbandry for over five years. In that time the alarms have just rung louder and louder. Yet, no politician, Republican or Democrat, has had the strength to take this issue on.
