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Tales of the Resistance

Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections have been recognized globally as a significant threat to public health. In this podcast series, we're going to be talking to folks who are working to address the AMR crisis, we'll hear how they got started working with AMR and why they care about it so much...all that and more in Tales of the Resistance.Ready to learn more about AMR? Check in with the iAMResponsible team: https://iamrproject.unl.edu/

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What is the link between armed conflict and the rise of antimicrobial resistance?

June 09, 2023 • iAMResponsible • Season 3 • Episode 14

War, climate change, catastrophic disasters, what do these all have in common in the spread of antimicrobial resistance?

In today's episode, we tackle: how armed conflicts fuel the rise in antibiotic resistance, the role heavy metals in military weaponry play in AMR's spread, and in what ways the challenges of global climate change mirror those of armed conflicts in the spread of AMR.

Show notes: Decades of conflict in Iraq have fueled 'catastrophic' rise in antibiotic resistance, warn experts

This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . Find out more about the project here. Funding for the iAMResponsbile Project was provided by USDA-NIFA Award Nos. 2017-68003-26497, 2018-68003-27467 and 2018-68003-27545. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Intro and outro music was by BenSound