Official says docs, illicit sales behind India drug resistance
Statement shifts blame away from rampant use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine
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New Delhi
DOCTORS, unlicensed medical practitioners and illicit drug sales are the main culprits behind antibiotic resistance in India, the country's agriculture ministry said in a statement that shifted blame for the growing public health problem away from veterinarians.
The use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine "is not a sole cause of drug resistance", said SK Dutta, assistant commissioner of the department of animal husbandry in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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