{
  "id": 15724863,
  "title": "UAE bans veterinary use of antibiotic in bid to tackle drug resistance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uae-bans-veterinary-use-of-antibiotic-in-bid-to-tackle-drug-resistance-15724863",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:34:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/20/uae-bans-veterinary-use-of-antibiotic-in-bid-to-tackle-drug-resistance/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UAE is banning the veterinary use of ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic, from November 1 under a drive to curb drug resistance and boost patient safety. Ciprofloxacin is commonly used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to a class of bacteria-killing antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. These have been classified as critically important antimicrobials (CIAs) for human medicine because of…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "UAE bans veterinary use of antibiotic in bid to tackle drug resistance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uae-bans-veterinary-use-of-antibiotic-in-bid-to-tackle-drug-resistance",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:34:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}