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Warning issued to anyone with a dog in the UK over dangerous superbug that can kill humans

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Calling all dog lovers! Sign up to our TeamDogs newsletter for your weekly dose of dog news, pictures and stories Scientists have warned dog owners in the UK about a superbug which can kill humans.

The mcr-1 gene is believed to transfer from animals to humans and it can build resistance to life-saving drugs. Drug-resistant infections are estimated to kill 700,000 people a year across the world.

And the WHO says drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 if left unchecked, the Daily Express reports.

The mcr-1 gene was first reported in China in 2015 and is resistant to colistin, an antibiotic used to defeat bacterial infections which other drugs can not tackle.

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