JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
University of Zimbabwe Publications

DOI: 10.5897/UJ-JASSA
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EDITORIAL

DOI: 10.5897/UJ-JASSA.17.002.2   |   Article Number: 8A44EB3F2   |   Vol.22 (2) - December 2016

Author:  Nhachi Charles FB

ABSTRACT

Antibiotic resistance (especially antibacterial) has been on the rise world- wide and is now a serious threat to management of infectious diseases. There are a number of reasons for the emergence of this threat. The irrational use of antibiotics is definitely one of them. There has also been an increase of antibiotic use in the veterinary industry to the extent of significant exposure to the human population who in most cases are the end consumers of veterinary products. This is especially true in a lot of developing and upcoming markets where small scale faming has expanded significantly. This includes the situation attaining in Zimbabwe. Another reason for the upsurge in antibiotic resistance is the fact that there has been a slow pace (almost non-existent) in production of new efficacious antibiotics onto the market from the pharmaceutical industry (See PDF)