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More than 8,000 people die annually from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Japan, scientists say in a new research report.
File Photo by Jorge Dirkx/EPADec. 5 (UPI) -- More than 8,000 people die annually from antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Japan.
Patients' overuse of antibiotics and the application of antibiotics on animals for consumption, were cited as the causes of the fatalities.
Overuse of antibiotics could also be responsible for about 35,000 deaths annually in the United States, and another 33,000 people in Europe.
Researchers also say by 2050 more than 10 million people will have died due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to NHK.