ROME, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday called on countries, organizations and individual actors to accelerate efforts to curb the spread of superbugs, which FAO said threaten to turn into the next pandemic.
In a statement released to mark the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, FAO said the threat of antimicrobial resistance -- defined by the World Health Organization as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that evolve to become resistant to medicines, making them more difficult to treat -- is on the rise, with "serious implications for global health, agri-food systems and economies."
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