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Drug resistant emerging diseases most commonly are reported in highly developed regions.
Researchers found 54.3 percent of emerging infectious disease (EID) events are caused by bacteria or rickettsia, reflecting a large number of drug-resistant microbes. Drug resistant EIDs most commonly are reported in highly developed regions like Europe and North America.
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