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Zoonotic bacterial pathogens: antimicrobial resistance turns repeated animal exposure into a One Health threat
Zoonotic bacterial diseases cannot be understood simply as isolated spillover events from animals to humans.
A study has ranked the antimicrobial-resistant organisms considered most important at the human–companion animal interface
A Tennessee study place methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) first and ESBL-producing Escherichia coli second.
Dogs and cats carry globally circulating multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae lineages also found in humans
A global genomic analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from dogs and cats has identified extensive overlap with bacterial lineages circulating in people, including several high-risk...
Equine Dentistry: Toward Non-Routine, Tailored Antibiotic Therapy
In equine dentistry, the administration of antibiotics has become a “comfort measure.” They are prescribed, in particular, in the context of a tooth extraction, sometimes with n...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Alarming Rates of Resistant E. coli Detected in Cats and Dogs in Germany
A large-scale German study on antimicrobial resistance focused on Escherichia coli resistance to third-generation cephalosporins (cefovecin in veterinary medicine) in dogs and c...
Antibiotic Resistance: For the Sake of Your Health, Be Sure to Take Good Care of Your Pets, Too!
About half of all French people own a pet . Contact between humans and their pets is often close and frequent. While certain infectious risks at the human-animal interface are w...
Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance to Humans: Which Bacteria Should Be Monitored in Animals?
Bacterial antibiotic resistance, or “antimicrobial resistance,” has become a major cause for concern. According to a British report cited by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Antibiotics: “Antimicrobial resistance is a silent pandemic”
Since their discovery in the early 20th century, antibiotics have transformed medicine—both human and veterinary—by helping to curb many bacterial diseases. But their use has be...
The key to ending the threat of superbugs lies in improving animal welfare in livestock farming
By Sandrine Ceurstemont Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to human and animal health. Researchers in Europe and around the world are exploring new approaches to address...
Raw dog food contaminated with resistant bacteria
New studies on dog food sold throughout Europe have revealed the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in raw products, including superbugs found in hospitalized patients. T...
Reducing the Use of Antibiotics to Treat Diarrhea in Calves
On dairy farms, one of the main uses of antimicrobials is to treat calves for diarrhea and prevent fatal bacteremia. Researchers are proposing a new multifactorial approach to r...
Antimicrobial Resistance: High Rates of Resistant Bacteria Found Among Veterinarians
Veterinary clinic staff are believed to carry twice as many bacteria with antibiotic resistance, particularly those that cause the most common infections in healthcare facilitie...