Antibiotic resistance is a major human health problem. While health care facilities are main
contributors to the emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance, other …

Background Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing challenge in low and middle-income
countries as it is wide-spread in these countries and is linked to an increased mortality. Apart …

Animals have been identified as potential reservoirs and vectors of resistance genes, with
studies showing that Gram-negative bacteria can acquire resistance through the horizontal …

Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other outbreaks, such as SARS and Ebola,
bats are recognized as a critical species for mediating zoonotic infectious disease spillover …

Recent pandemic events have raised the attention of the public on the interactions between
human and environment, with particular regard to the more and more feasible transmission …

Anthropogenic land-use change alters wildlife habitats and modifies species composition,
diversity, and contacts among wildlife, livestock, and humans. Such human-modified …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public threat, now largely reported in
natural environments. Seabirds are carriers of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing …

Antibiotic resistance is a current problem that significantly impacts overall health. The
dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to urban areas primarily occurs through …

The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in wildlife is concerning—
especially resistance to clinically important beta-lactam antibiotics. Wildlife in closer …