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
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