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Bad dog? Research suggests superbug link to man’s best friend

Bad dog? Research suggests superbug link to man’s best friend

New research could point to raw dog food as a source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

PARIS: Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” — which the World Health Organization calls one of the top global threats to public health — usually conjure images of hospital settings.

But new research may point to a less-obvious source: the family dog.

Researchers warned Sunday of “an international public health risk” after finding antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a range of different types of raw dog food.

“The trend for…

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