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Between 2025-2050, 39 million deaths are projected to be directly attributable to bacterial AMR.

Video. When antibiotics stop working: Europe's growing superbug threat

Updated: 7 November 2026 - 8:26 GMT+1

Antimicrobial resistance, responsible for an estimated 35,000 deaths each year in the European Union, is spreading across humans, animals and the environment, prompting calls for a broader approach to tackling one of public health's biggest challenges.

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