🗓️This is the final week to request your sample collection kit and join the #PooSticksStudy 📦 Take part now: bit.ly/poo-sticks More information 👇 ------------- Over the summer at the @UniofExeter we have been investigating whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK 🇬🇧 increases the risk of carrying antibiotic-resistant E. coli in our guts 🦠💊 But non-swimmers can carry these bacteria, too. If you do not swim in rivers, lakes or the sea, take part in the #PooSticksStudy and help us understand how widespread these bugs are among the British public and if swimming in rivers is linked to changes in the likelihood of harbouring these types of bugs🦠 Request your kit now: bit.ly/poo-sticks Find out more: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… Images below show a positive sample of E.coli (blue dots) resistant to 2 types of antibiotics, grown from a 💩sample we received this summer. #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #wildswimmeruk #wildswimminguk #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @SteveReedMP @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @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 @CleanIlkley

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major global health challenges. If you live in the UK, you have the opportunity to contribute to and inform AMR research. This summer at the University of Exeter, we've been investigating whether swimming in #sewage polluted rivers and lakes across the UK is linked to a higher risk of carrying AMR bacteria🦠💊relative to people who do not swim. But non-swimmers can carry these bacteria, too. If you do not swim in rivers, lakes or the sea, take part in the #PooSticksStudy and help us understand how widespread these bugs are among the British public and if swimming in rivers is linked to changes in the likelihood of harbouring these types of bugs 👉Request your kit here: bit.ly/poo-sticks More about the study: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… @WATERSHED_i @SteveReedMP @MarkAvery @ChrisGPackham @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @theAliceRoberts @UKAMREnvoy @Feargal_Sharkey @joymorrissey @natalieben @WeFightAMR @PaulWhitehouse @ExeterMed

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. 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? There are 200 sample kits left. Request yours now: bit.ly/poo-sticks Find out more: ecehh.org/news/poo-sticks-ri… #waterquality #publichealth #AntibioticResistance #SewagePollution #sewage #ecehh #universityofexeter #floodthestreets @WATERSHED_i @Ruth_Garside @WillHGaze @WaterWaysProtct @sewageuk @OxonAndrew