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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

‘Priority 1’ superbug spreading from pets to humans, study warns

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  • Chinese scientists have warned that the notorious superbug Acinetobacter baumannii , a WHO “Priority 1” pathogen, is spreading from pets to humans.
  • This bacterium causes conditions like meningitis and pneumonia in humans and can lead to similar symptoms in animals.
  • Published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the study analysing over 500 samples from animals across 17 countries found that there is a high antimicrobial resistance (AMR) group dominated by hosts such as horses, cats and dogs.
  • The superbug variant from cats, dogs, and horses is genetically almost indistinguishable from those infecting people in hospitals nearby, researchers found.
  • Scientists said “A. baumannii has a higher potential of intertransmission between companion animals and humans compared to livestock, poultry, and wildlife”, with “this elevated potential” potentially linked to “the close contact of companion animals with humans”.

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Superbug rated ‘priority 1’ in WHO watchlist is jumping between pets and humans, study shows

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