The others are Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan and Nigeria, according to the study by York Environmental Sustainability Institute at the University of York, England. In Bangladesh, the concentration was 170 times higher, according to the research. Led by YESI’s Professor Alistair Boxall, the study is first of its kind in global level, according to the report. Researchers looked for 14 commonly used antibiotics in rivers in 72 countries across six continents and found antibiotics at 65 percent of the sites monitored. The most prevalent antibiotic was trimethoprim, which was detected at 307 of the 711 sites tested and is primarily used to treat urinary tract infections.

Source: bd News24 June 07, 2019 11:48 UTC