Chicken hatcheries in Egypt could be a hotbed of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics, Down To Earth reports. This phenomenon “can be a major contributor to the environmental burden of antibiotic resistant genes posing an eminent threat to poultry and human health,” according to Caio University microbiology professor Kamelia Osman. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is on the rise in low- and moderate-income countries including Egypt, Osman says, which she attributes to “the very liberal and uncontrolled use of antibiotics, to an extent that it is becoming a threat to medical and veterinary treatment efficacy.”