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Sharma A. Raising awareness and mitigating risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance during the upcoming 2024 Gangasagar religious mass gathering. New Microbes New Infect 2024; 56:101213. [PMID: 38223847 PMCID: PMC10784787 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Sharma A, Gupta B, Petersen E, Lee SS, Zumla A. Enhancing preparedness for reducing transmission and globalisation of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2025, the world's largest recurring religious mass gathering. Int J Infect Dis 2023; 137:79-81. [PMID: 37852598 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Avinash Sharma
- DBT-National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, 411007, India.
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- DBT-National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, 411007, India
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- Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark; European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Task Force for Emerging Infections, Basel, Switzerland; International Society for Infectious Diseases
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- International Society for Infectious Diseases; International Society for Infectious Diseases; Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; S.H. Ho Research Centre for Infectious Diseases
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- Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Sharma A, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Traore T, Shafi S, El-Kafrawi SA, Azhar EI, Zumla A. Globalisation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at recurring mass gathering events. Lancet 2023; 402:e5-e7. [PMID: 36400091 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01995-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Avinash Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune 411007, India.
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- Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Risaralda, Colombia
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- Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Dakar Hub, Dakar, Senegal
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- Mass Gatherings and Global Health Network, London, UK
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, and Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, and Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Gupta A, Dutt V, Sharma N, Kajale S, Bhatt A, Shafi S, Azhar E, Zumla A, Sharma A. Examining the microbial composition of natural springs in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:949. [PMID: 37450062 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11507-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Natural springs are the main source of water supply for domestic and agricultural use for humans living in the mountainous regions of Asia. Increasing anthropogenic activities with associated waste load, coupled with inadequate sanitation, and contamination of natural water resources and the environment are emerging as important public health issues. We performed a prospective microbiological and physicochemical investigation of water samples from seven distinct natural springs situated at an altitude of 1615 m in the Bhaderwah region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bacterial groups belonging to opportunistic pathogens such as members of Moraxellaceae (Acinetobacter), Arcobacteraceae (Pseudoarcobacter), Pseudomonadaceae (Pseudomonas), Oxalobacteraceae (Massilia), and Flavobacteriaceae (Flavobacterium) were observed. The total coliform test indicated an intermediate level of risk of fecal contamination of the springs, except for one site. Through a questionnaire-based survey of the local population, we discovered that around 40% of participants had suffered from waterborne diseases including typhoid (~14%) and diarrhea (~11%). Our data suggests that increased surveillance of fecal contamination and heterotrophic opportunistic pathogens is needed to enhance water quality and reduce health risks for people living in mountainous regions.
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- Abhishek Gupta
- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India
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- Institute of Mountain Environment, University of Jammu, Bhaderwah Campus, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Institute of Mountain Environment, University of Jammu, Bhaderwah Campus, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India
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- GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
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- Mass Gatherings and Global Health Network, London, UK
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, and Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, London, UK
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India.
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Srivastava A, Verma D. Urbanization led to the abundance of Gram-negative, chemo-organo-heterotrophs, and antibiotic resistance genes in the downstream regions of the Ganga River water of India. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27552-7. [PMID: 37217817 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27552-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present investigation assesses the bacterial microbiome and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) of the river Ganga from Uttarakhand (upstream region; US group) and Uttar Pradesh (downstream region; DS group) regions using a 16S rRNA amplicon-based metagenomic approach. Gram-negative, aerobic, and chemo-organotrophic bacteria made up the majority of the bacterial genera during the overall analysis. Physicochemical analysis revealed a higher concentration of nitrate and phosphate in the downstream sites of the Ganga River. The prevalence of Gemmatimonas, Flavobacterium, Arenimonas, and Verrucomicrobia in the water of the DS region indicates a high organic load. Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium emerged as the most prevalent genera among the 35 significantly different shared genera (p-value < 0.05) in the US and DS regions, respectively. Overall antibiotic resistance analysis of the samples showed the dominance of β-lactam resistance (33.92%) followed by CAMP (cationic antimicrobial peptide) resistance (27.75%), and multidrug resistance (19.17%), vancomycin resistance (17.84%), and tetracycline resistance (0.77%). While comparing, the DS group exhibited a higher abundance of ARGs over the US group, where the CAMP resistance and β-lactam ARGs were dominant in the respective regions. The correlation (p-value < 0.05) analysis showed that most bacteria exhibit a significant correlation with tetracycline resistance followed by the phenicol antibiotic. The present findings draw attention to the need for regulated disposal of multiform human-derived wastes into the Ganga River to reduce the irrepressible ARGs dissemination.
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- Ankita Srivastava
- Department of Environmental Microbiology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226025, India
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226025, India.
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Vijayan J, Nathan VK, Ammini P, Ammanamveetil AMH. Bacterial diversity in the aquatic system in India based on metagenome analysis-a critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:28383-28406. [PMID: 36680718 PMCID: PMC9862233 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Microbial analysis has become one of the most critical areas in aquatic ecology and a crucial component for assessing the contribution of microbes in food web dynamics and biogeochemical processes. Initial research was focused on estimating the abundance and distribution of the microbes using microscopy and culture-based analysis, which are undoubtedly complex tasks. Over the past few decades, microbiologists have endeavored to apply and extend molecular techniques to address pertinent questions related to the function and metabolism of microbes in aquatic ecology. Metagenomics analysis has revolutionized aquatic ecology studies involving the investigation of the genome of a mixed community of organisms in an ecosystem to identify microorganisms, their functionality, and the discovery of novel proteins. This review discusses the metagenomics analysis of bacterial diversity in and around different aquatic systems in India.
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- Jasna Vijayan
- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, 682 016, Kerala, India.
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- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Sastra Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, 613401, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, 682022, Kerala, India
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- Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, 682 016, Kerala, India
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Retelletti Brogi S, Cossarini G, Bachi G, Balestra C, Camatti E, Casotti R, Checcucci G, Colella S, Evangelista V, Falcini F, Francocci F, Giorgino T, Margiotta F, Ribera d'Alcalà M, Sprovieri M, Vestri S, Santinelli C. Evidence of Covid-19 lockdown effects on riverine dissolved organic matter dynamics provides a proof-of-concept for needed regulations of anthropogenic emissions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 812:152412. [PMID: 34923016 PMCID: PMC9752488 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The fast spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus in Italy resulted in a 3-months lockdown of the entire country. During this period, the effect of the relieved anthropogenic activities on the environment was plainly clear all over the country. Herein, we provide the first evidence of the lockdown effects on riverine dissolved organic matter (DOM) dynamics. The strong reduction in anthropogenic activities resulted in a marked decrease in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration in the Arno River (-44%) and the coastal area affected by its input (-15%), compared to previous conditions. The DOM optical properties (absorption and fluorescence) showed a change in its quality, with a shift toward smaller and less aromatic molecules during the lockdown. The reduced human activity and the consequent change in DOM dynamics affected the abundance and annual dynamics of heterotrophic prokaryotes. The results of this study highlight the extent to which DOM dynamics in small rivers is affected by secondary and tertiary human activities as well as the quite short time scales to return to the impacted conditions. Our work also supports the importance of long-term research to disentangle the effects of casual events from the natural variability.
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale. Sgonico (TS), Italy.
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- Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale. Sgonico (TS), Italy.
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- Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, Pisa, Italy; Istituto di Scienze Marine, CNR, Venezia, Italy.
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy.
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- Istituto di Scienze Marine, CNR, Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Scienze Marine, CNR, Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino, CNR, Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biofisica, CNR. Milano, Italy.
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy.
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy; Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino, CNR, Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto per lo studio degli impatti Antropici e Sostenibilità in ambiente marino, CNR. Campobello di Mazara (TP), Italy.
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- Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
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Yang M, Chen L, Msigwa G, Tang KHD, Yap PS. Implications of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution and carbon emissions with strategies for sustainability in the COVID-19 era. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 809:151657. [PMID: 34793787 PMCID: PMC8592643 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The impacts of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution since its onset in December 2019 require special attention. The rapid spread of COVID-19 globally has led countries to lock down cities, restrict traffic travel and impose strict safety measures, all of which have implications on the environment. This review aims to systematically and comprehensively present and analyze the positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution and carbon emissions. It also aims to propose strategies to prolong the beneficial, while minimize the adverse environmental impacts of COVID-19. It systematically and comprehensively reviewed more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and publications related to the impacts of COVID-19 on air, water and soil pollution, carbon emissions as well as the sustainable strategies forward. It revealed that PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and CO levels reduced in most regions globally but SO2 and O3 levels increased or did not show significant changes. Surface water, coastal water and groundwater quality improved globally during COVID-19 lockdown except few reservoirs and coastal areas. Soil contamination worsened mainly due to waste from the use of personal protective equipment particularly masks and the packaging, besides household waste. Carbon emissions were reduced primarily due to travel restrictions and less usage of utilities though emissions from certain ships did not change significantly to maintain supply of the essentials. Sustainable strategies post-COVID-19 include the development and adoption of nanomaterial adsorption and microbial remediation technologies, integrated waste management measures, "sterilization wave" technology and energy-efficient technologies. This review provides important insight and novel coverage of the environmental implications of COVID-19 in more than 25 countries across different global regions to permit formulation of specific pollution control and sustainability strategies in the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 eras for better environmental quality and human health.
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- Mingyu Yang
- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Environmental Science Program, Division of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Zhuhai 519087, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Easy Access to Antibiotics; Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance and Implementation of One Health Approach in India. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2021; 11:444-452. [PMID: 34734384 PMCID: PMC8477994 DOI: 10.1007/s44197-021-00008-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern because of its fast spread. India, one of the world's top consumer of antibiotics and second most populated country has its unique constraints of social, cultural and economic strata. The continual self-medication, use of antibiotics for the growth promotion in animals, and accumulation of residual antibiotics in the environment challenge the implementation of AMR containment policy. Hence, the present review attempts to delineate the influence of antibiotics abuse on the human, animal and environmental health under the realm of one health. It was based on the literature search using public databases to highlight the rapid surge in the burden of AMR in India affecting various sectors and/or ecosystems in India. It was found that the irrational and overuse of antibiotics in different sectors have led to the emergence of extended antimicrobial resistance wherein the environment acts as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); completing the cycle of contamination and recontamination. There are efforts by government policy makers to reduce the burden of AMR in the country to reduce the health risks, through the One Health approach. Parallel efforts in educating healthcare professionals, strict legislation for pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies should be prioritize. At the same time surveillance of newly emerged AMR pathogens, prioritising research focusing on AMR, and awareness camps or programs among the local population is critical while addressing the consequences of spared of AMR in India.
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