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Published 14:44 8 Apr 2022 BST
Updated 16:31 8 Apr 2022 BST
Not as many cats had the superbug in their poo[/caption]
While talking about bugs in poo doesn't sound all that serious, antibiotic resistance is actually one of the biggest threats to humanity right now as pathogens targeted by common drugs are evolving to become impervious and therefore more dangerous, say scientists.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Dr. Juliana Menezes, lead author of the dog poo study, said: "Even before COVID, antibiotic resistance was one of the biggest threats to public health.
"It can make conditions like pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract and wound infections untreatable.
"Although the level of sharing from the households we have studied is low, healthy carriers can shed bacteria into their environment for months, and they can be a source of infection for other more vulnerable people and animals such as the elderly and pregnant women."
Menezes did say that a good hygiene practice will help reduce sharing germs and washing hands after collecting dog waste, and even after petting them, is strongly advised.
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