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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

@chrisgeeuk.bsky.social Globally, antibiotics are mostly used to produce food cheaply and to compensate for poor living conditions. Meanwhile, UK farmers and vets continue to maintain some of the lowest rates in antibiotic sales and use across Europe and we don’t celebrate them enough.

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Not a swimmer? We NEED you! We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison. Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Don’t swim? We NEED you! We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison. Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

💧Wild swimming is great for your mental health, research from @UniofExeter confirms it! - see below But what about your physical health? Could there be hidden risks beneath the surface? If you've swum in the past 2 weeks, we want to hear from you: 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

💧Swimming in rivers and lakes is great for your mental health. But how does it affect your physical health? If you've swum in the past 2 weeks, we want to hear from you: 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

💦 Love wild swimming? So do we. 🌞🏊‍♀️🌳 But we also ask: Do wild swimmers get unwell more often than non-swimmers? Take 10 minutes to help us find out 👉https://bit.ly/freshwater-swim-survey #WildSwimmingUK

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🌊 Wild swimming is irresistible right now! 🌞🏊‍♀️ But do swimmers experience infections more often than non-swimmers? To find out, we need YOU 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️ If you've swum in the past 2 weeks, we want to hear from you 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s... @watershed-i.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED! Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research 🏊‍♀️ Take the survey: bit.ly/freshwater-s... More about the National Health Snapshot study: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

💧A 2020 study found that people who swim around the UK coast report getting sick more often than those who don't. But what about river swimmers, often exposed to sewage spills and runoff? Help us find out 🔍 👉 Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s... Find out more: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED! Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊‍♀️ Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s... More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-... @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED! Have you swum in a river/lake in the past 2 weeks? Did you feel unwell, or totally fine afterwards? Help inform public health research. 🏊‍♀️🧍‍♂️ 📋 Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s... 🔍 More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-... @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

E.coli, antibiotic resistant genes, chemicals & meds: just some of the nasties we found in the waters at England's designated bathing sites. The i Paper has covered our joint research with @sascampaigns.bsky.social @alistairboxall.bsky.social & river groups around the country. bit.ly/4gHNv7x

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UK bathing sites polluted with drugs and pesticides could create superbugs

High levels of harmful bacteria and medicines used to treat diabetes and seizures were discovered in samples collected from 23 rivers and lakes

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It's #WAAW2024 Did you know? Even if you've never taken antibiotics, you're still at risk of antibiotic-resistant infections. This is a community issue—antibiotic use in people, animals, and the environment fuels the spread of resistant bacteria, increasing the risk for everyone.

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It's #WAAW2024 Did you know? Microbes naturally produce antibiotics to compete with one another. But since humans began mass-producing and overusing these drugs, we’ve unintentionally fueled the evolution of resistant “superbugs.” Let’s preserve antibiotics for those who truly need them! 💊

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