The interlinked crisis: pharmaceutical pollution as a driver of antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: an urgent call for ecopharmacovigilance and one health approach

Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Gemmechu Hasen, Asnakew Mulaw Berihun, Melaku Getahun Feleke, Rajasekhar Komarla Kumarachari, Million Girma, Addisu Afrassa Tegegne, Abibo Wondie Mekonnen, Mebrie Zemene Kinde, Bemrew Admassu Mengistu, Kassahun Berrie, Bereket Dessalegn, Sachiko Ozawa, Neelaveni Padayachee, Sileshi Belew, Sultan Suleman

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DOI: 10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x
Published: 2026-02-18
Container: One Health Outlook
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x,
  title = {The interlinked crisis: pharmaceutical pollution as a driver of antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: an urgent call for ecopharmacovigilance and one health approach},
  author = {Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha and Gemmechu Hasen and Asnakew Mulaw Berihun and Melaku Getahun Feleke and Rajasekhar Komarla Kumarachari and Million Girma and Addisu Afrassa Tegegne and Abibo Wondie Mekonnen and Mebrie Zemene Kinde and Bemrew Admassu Mengistu and Kassahun Berrie and Bereket Dessalegn and Sachiko Ozawa and Neelaveni Padayachee and Sileshi Belew and Sultan Suleman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {One Health Outlook},
  doi = {10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x}
}

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TI  - The interlinked crisis: pharmaceutical pollution as a driver of antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: an urgent call for ecopharmacovigilance and one health approach
AU  - Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha
AU  - Gemmechu Hasen
AU  - Asnakew Mulaw Berihun
AU  - Melaku Getahun Feleke
AU  - Rajasekhar Komarla Kumarachari
AU  - Million Girma
AU  - Addisu Afrassa Tegegne
AU  - Abibo Wondie Mekonnen
AU  - Mebrie Zemene Kinde
AU  - Bemrew Admassu Mengistu
AU  - Kassahun Berrie
AU  - Bereket Dessalegn
AU  - Sachiko Ozawa
AU  - Neelaveni Padayachee
AU  - Sileshi Belew
AU  - Sultan Suleman
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JO  - One Health Outlook
DO  - 10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x
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Mekasha, Y. T., Hasen, G., Berihun, A. M., Feleke, M. G., Kumarachari, R. K., Girma, M., Tegegne, A. A., Mekonnen, A. W., Kinde, M. Z., Mengistu, B. A., Berrie, K., Dessalegn, B., Ozawa, S., Padayachee, N., Belew, S., & Suleman, S. (2026). The interlinked crisis: pharmaceutical pollution as a driver of antimicrobial resistance in East Africa: an urgent call for ecopharmacovigilance and one health approach. One Health Outlook. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-026-00202-x

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