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Briefing: ‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Strategic angle: Genes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of Northern Ireland.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-14 · 1 MIN READ

Lough Neagh is the largest lake in the UK.

It provides drinking water for 40% of Northern Ireland's population.

Detection of superbug-creating genes raises public health concerns.