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Rhinos In Kenya Face A New Threat: Bacteria – Study

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Scientists found that the endangered animals in Ruma National Park, a protected area on shores of Lake Victoria, had developed alarming levels of antibiotic resistance.

The mighty rhinos living in a national park in Kenya face a new threat: microscopic bacteria.

Scientists behind a study in a recent issue of New York-based academic journal EcoHealth found that the endangered animals in Ruma National Park, a protected area on shores of Lake Victoria, had developed alarming levels of antibiotic resistance.

They appear to have become unexpected casualties of the global overuse of the drugs.

Resistance to them is growing because people take the drugs for non-bacterial diseases, don’t finish drug courses, allowing bacteria to recover and adapt, and because many farmers overuse the medicines on livestock. Read more…

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