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Results: Among the Vm isolates, resistance was highest to amoxicillin (83.7%, 5.3\u201399.8) and streptomycin (54.6%, 95% CIs: 15.8\u201388.5), with generally high resistance to penicillins (58.0\u201398.0%), macrolides (17.2\u201365.8%), and colistin sulphate (80.2%). Resistance to aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, tetracyclines, and fluoroquinolones varied widely, with seafood and environmental water sources showing similar trends. Notably, resistance to nalidixic acid (47.2%, 17.3\u201379.4) and doxycycline (59.4%, 3.6\u201398.3) was prominent. Carbapenem resistance remained low, especially in seafood. Chloramphenicol resistance (32.3%, 2.7\u201389.0) was higher in environmental water. Trimethoprim\u2013sulfamethoxazole resistance was relatively low (5.8%, 0.7\u201336.1). Ampicillin\u2013sulbactam resistance (43.3%, 5.1\u201391.5) exceeded that of amoxicillin\u2013clavulanic acid (31.8%, 0.8\u201396.3). The current data reveal antibiotic resistance burdens (ARBs) of Vm in seafood (ARRI \u2248 50) and waters (ARRI \u2248 46) exceeded that of human isolates (ARRI \u2248 0.01) greatly. Also, it identified Nigeria (ARRI = 7.78)\/India (ARRI = 7.35) and Asia (ARRI = 56.91)\/Africa (ARRI = 40.12) as hotspots of Vm ARBs. Conclusions: Overall, Vm exhibited diverse antimicrobial resistance patterns across sources with high resistance concerns and high rates against penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, and sometimes polymyxins. 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