WHO Publishes List Of Pathogen Threats To Rouse Drug Developers
Executive Summary
The World Health Organisation has released a list of 12 bacteria it says pose the greatest threat to human health as a way of urging governments and the drug development industry to incentivize and launch an R&D response against the increasing global issue of antibiotic resistance.
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