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Urban design in an antibiotic-resistant world: Lessons from Mumbai

India has the highest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases in the world, contributing a quarter of the global burden, and Mumbai is a hot spot. Old building codes regulating light and space have ceased to exist in the city. In an increasingly interconnected modern world, with pandemics and antibiotic resistance on the rise, experts now worry that this architectural amnesia may prove devastating.

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By Catherine Davison

Published: July 27, 2022, 1:29 p.m.

Last updated: July 31, 2022, 11:10 p.m.

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