Craig Baker-Austin

I'm a senior research scientist in the Food Safety group at Cefas, with over 14 years experience in molecular microbiology. I'm current working on research into the role of climate change in driving waterborne infectious diseases.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - act now, protect our present, secure our future

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hand in a blue glove holding a petri dish with antibiotic discs on it

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens modern medicine, rendering infections untreatable, surgeries risky, and lives vulnerable. Without urgent action, routine illnesses could become deadly, reversing decades of clinical progress and endangering global health security.  The health of humans, animals, and the environment …

Deciphering El Niño’s role in waterborne disease emergence

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Globe showing El Nino

Evidence is emerging that the devastating outbreaks of Vibrio disease recently witnessed in Latin America are linked to significant El Niño events. New research using the latest microbial and genomic tools is providing a fresh insight into how El Niño …