Health experts warn: Growing threat of drug-resistant infections in Europe

Health experts warn that the threat of drug-resistant infections in Europe is growing alarmingly.

Drug-resistant superbugs are a growing threat to health across Europe and could reverse years of medical progress, health authorities have warned in a new report.

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when pathogens such as bacteria or viruses evolve to the point where they can evade existing drugs, making infections more difficult to treat and procedures such as organ transplants and cancer treatments more risky.

Resistance causes more than 35,000 deaths each year in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, according to estimates from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

The agency said a number of factors have created a "perfect storm" for this threat: Europe's aging population is more vulnerable to infections, drug-resistant pathogens are spreading across borders, doctors and patients are using too many antibiotic drugs, and there are critical gaps in infection prevention and control efforts.

In 2023, the EU Council set five targets for member states: curbing the use of antibiotics, ensuring that at least 65 percent of antibiotics used are first-line treatments, and reducing the number of new bloodstream infections from three types of drug-resistant bacteria. /CNA

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