'Silent pandemic' killing 100 a week in Australia

3 weeks ago

Australia is facing what experts describe as a "silent pandemic", with an estimated 100 people dying every week from antibiotic-resistant infections — a toll that places antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among the nation's most urgent public health threats. According to reporting by the Daily Mail and The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), the warning was issued this week by the Australian Centre for Disease Control (ACDC),