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Ukraine on alert: Danger of super bacteria in the midst of war

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December 6, 2024

The devastating health effects of the war in Ukraine are causing great concern in the scientific world. Scientists have warned that “superbugs” resistant to all antibiotics are spreading among people injured during the war, and that this could pose a global threat.

The war in Ukraine is paving the way for the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” that threaten health systems, in addition to causing physical and psychological destruction.
Scientists stated that “super bacteria” resistant to all antibiotics have become widespread in individuals injured during war. 
Researchers found that bacteria such as “extremely pathogenic” Klebsiella pneumoniae have become resistant to broad-spectrum antibiotics, and announced that some species are resistant to all existing antimicrobial drugs.
In samples taken from 150 injured people, 6 percent of the bacteria were found to be resistant to all antibiotics tested.

Klebsiella pneumoniae, the focus of the study, causes diseases such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections and wound infections, and is responsible for approximately 20 percent of deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Genetic analysis showed that these bacteria carry resistance and aggression genes.

Dr. Kristian Riesbeck stressed that bacteria have gene sets that make them resistant and aggressive: “Maybe we have underestimated these bacteria. We may reach a point where we can no longer cope with our drug treatments.”
Scientists tested the effect of bacteria taken from Ukraine on mouse and insect larvae. The results showed that the bacteria most resistant to antibiotics increased survival rates in the mice where they caused pneumonia. These bacteria killed insect larvae much more quickly than other species.
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have warned that infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae are becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Dr. Riesbeck said the bacteria are resistant to treatment because of their high mucus production. “This could make it impossible to treat with the drugs we have,” he said. The researchers said that the bacteria were spreading rapidly among the wounded in Ukraine, and that the threat could put great pressure on international health systems.
Bacterial infections in war zones pose not only a local but a global risk, the scientists said: “These superbugs found in war victims in Ukraine are evolving to cope with our antibiotic treatments. This could mean a serious crisis in health services around the world.” The researchers are calling on international health organizations to intervene urgently.
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