https://www.scmp.com/rss/325773/feed Katinka De Balogh is senior animal production health officer at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com We’ve all seen it: a sick child, a sore throat, a trip to the doctor – and a prescription for an antibiotic. The problem is that many antibiotics are prescribed when the illness is caused by a virus – not a bacterial infection. In livestock production and agriculture, we see a similar pattern. Rather than using antibiotics to treat bacterial illnesses, they are often used as a hedge, a safeguard to ensure the valuable animal doesn’t get sick. The problem with casual use of antibiotics is they... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2119765/antibiotic-overuse-ticking-time-bomb-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2119765/antibiotic-overuse-ticking-time-bomb-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Nov 2017 03:22:48 +0000