Over the summer at the @UniofExeter we have been working to understand whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK 🇬🇧 is linked to a higher risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant bacteria🦠💊relative to people who do not swim. This is the last batch of kits now ready & waiting to be requested 📦 There is still time for both #wildswimmers and non-swimmers to take part in the #poosticksstudy - sign up today! ➡️Request your kit here: bit.ly/poo-sticks More about the study: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… Please share! The more people take part, the more confidence we can have in our findings. #waterquality #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #wildswimmeruk #wildswimminguk #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @SteveReedMP @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @MarkAvery @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @OxonAndrew @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @Feargal_Sharkey @joymorrissey @natalieben @outdoor_swimmer @UniofExeter @uniofexeHLS @ExeterMed @ECEHH @BSACandJAC @APPGonAMR @niamrnetwork @WeFightAMR @MattyMckennaUoB @Bristol_AMR @MarchforWater @WaterUK @SirGeogy @AnglingTrust @CE4AMR @AfonyddCymru @biainfection @freshwaterbio @theriverstrust @WestcountryRT @Riverflies @on_esk @RiverActionUK @PaulWhitehouse

***Only 4 weeks left - please share and help us reach more people*** Are you worried about 💩pollution in 🇬🇧rivers spreading 'superbugs'? The Poo-Sticks project needs your help! This summer, we've been studying the gut microbiomes 🦠of river swimmers and are now looking for people who don't swim in rivers, lakes, or the sea (though river & lake swimmers can still sign up!). Your participation is key to understanding how widespread 💊antibiotic-resistant bacteria 💊are among the British public. Are you interested in taking part? Do you know anyone who might be? Request your kit now: bit.ly/poo-sticks Find out more: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri…… #waterquality #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #wildswimmeruk #wildswimminguk #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @OxonAndrew @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @outdoorswimming @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @ChrisGPackham @Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgency @EnvAgencyYNE @EnvAgencyMids @joymorrissey @natalieben @E_StevensonBG @outdoorswimmer @outdoor_swimmer @UniofExeter @uniofexeHLS @ECEHH @UKHSA_London @UKHSA @UK_NRFA

💧 Concerned about pollution in UK rivers and lakes causing illness? Whether you're a #wildswimmer or not-a-swimmer, help us quantify the health risks to people who bathe in UK rivers. Anyone over the age of 16, living in the UK can take part, it takes 10 minutes, or less. ⏱️ Take part here: bit.ly/freshwater-swim-surve… Find out more: ecehh.org/news/health-freshw… This work is funded by the @GW4plusDTP and is conducted at the @ExeterMed, with support from the @UK_CEH, the @UKHSA and the @ECEHH . #WaterQuality #PublicHealth #sewageuk #SewagePollution #ecehh #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @RuthTingay @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @MarkAvery @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @OxonAndrew @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @outdoorswimming @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @ChrisGPackham @Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgency @EnvAgencyYNE @EnvAgencyMids @joymorrissey @natalieben @E_StevensonBG @outdoor_swimmer @uniofexeHLS @ECEHH @XanderArmstrong @sarker

Concerned about 💩pollution in 🇬🇧UK rivers and lakes causing illness? Whether you're a #wildswimmer or not-a-swimmer, help us quantify the health risks to people who bathe in UK rivers. Anyone over the age of 16, living in the UK can take part, it takes less than 10 minutes. Take part now: bit.ly/freshwater-swim-surve… Find out more: ecehh.org/news/health-freshw… 🔄 SHARE THIS POST to help us reach more people! @WATERSHED_i @RuthTingay @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @MarkAvery @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @OxonAndrew @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @outdoorswimming @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @ChrisGPackham @Feargal_Sharkey @EnvAgency @EnvAgencyYNE @EnvAgencyMids @joymorrissey @natalieben @outdoor_swimmer @UniofExeter @uniofexeHLS @ECEHH @UKHSA_London @UK_NRFA @MicrobioSoc @BSACandJAC @APPGonAMR @niamrnetwork @WeFightAMR @MattyMckennaUoB @Bristol_AMR @MarchforWater @WaterUK @SirGeogy @IneosOxford @AnglingTrust @CE4AMR @AfonyddCymru @biainfection @TheDohertyInst @freshwaterbio @Riverflies @theesk @Benfogle @RiverActionUK @PaulWhitehouse @XanderArmstrong @sarker

A peek into the social life of bugs 🦠 Our study published in Evolution Letters shows that #AntimicrobialResistant bacteria shield their non-resistant counterparts in broth, biofilms, and gut infections, by breaking down antibiotics💊even at high doses -> twtr.to/ns-7i