Can we avoid an antibiotic apocalypse? - FT.com
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Davies calculates that about 25,000 people a year are already dying from drug-resistant bacteria in Europe – and the toll is similar in the US. “That is almost the same number as die in road traffic accidents,” she points out.
The only thing more startling than this is just how little response it has sparked among governments and voters. The figures that Davies is citing are hardly a dark secret: data are routinely being published on health websites. And Davies could hardly be described as a maverick – she has written her book while sitting in Whitehall, at the very heart of British government.
