Foxes could provide “early warning system” to monitor antibiotic resistance spread

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Foxes, crows and magpies could provide an "early warning system" to monitor antibiotic resistance, suggests a new study.

Wildlife including the bin-dipping mammals as well as carrion birds can alert us to the spread of highly drug resistant bacteria into unexposed ecosystems, say scientists.

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