Other Plant Disease -- Thailand
A recent report highlighted the apparent long-standing use of amoxicillin injection into orange trees 3 to 4 times a year to treat Citrus greening disease, caused by bacteria spread by psyllid insects. Amoxicillin -- reportedly used widely in northern and central orange orchards -- could lead to drug resistance or even fatal allergies in humans as well as contaminating the environment, especially water sources.
[A pharmacist] said his colleagues had identified the issue of antibiotic use in
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6154764&promed&0
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