[Comment] Global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and mass-gathering religious events

The 2013 Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)1 called for coordinated international action. Subsequently, the WHO global action plan on AMR was adopted by the 68th World Health Assembly in May, 2015,2 as a sustainable development goal to spur worldwide action to tackle a very serious issue threatening global health security. Because accurate data on AMR worldwide were scarce at that time, it was anticipated that any data collection, surveillance, and research work on AMR would be scientifically rigorous and deliver quality data.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - April 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Alimuddin Zumla, Esam I Azhar, David S Hui, Shuja Shafi, Eskild Petersen, Ziad A Memish Tags: Comment Source Type: research