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Living Planet: Environmental disaster in India births superbugs
Something sinister is lurking in the lakes, rivers and other water bodies surrounding the second-largest cluster of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world. Near Hyderabad in southern India, where cheap generic medicines are produced, antibiotic residues enter the water — and this environmental disaster is breeding bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
- Date 19.03.2020
- Duration 07:13 mins.
- Author Chiara Reid
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- Keywords Living Planet, environment, Chiara Reid, India, Hyderabad, Pharmaceuticals, antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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