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EcoAntibio Plan and Antimicrobial Resistance: Version 2 of the National Plan for Risk Reduction in Veterinary Medicine
In the field of veterinary public health, the fight against antimicrobial resistance continues. Following an initial five-year national plan (2012–2016), the second plan has jus...
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: The Order and the FVE Are in the Running for the European Union’s “Health” Award
The European Commission has shortlisted eight nominees for the 2016 “Health” Award*, including the National Council of the Veterinary Order (CNOV) and the Federation of Veterina...
Antibiotics: ANSES Issues a New Opinion on the Use of Colistin in Veterinary Medicine
In its new report on colistin*, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) recommends not classifying this molecule as a critically impor...
Antimicrobial Resistance: The UN Issues a Global Alert to Preserve the Effectiveness of Antibiotics
By 2050, antimicrobial resistance could claim more lives worldwide than cancer and cost up to 90, 000 billion euros in lost production. At least, that is the fear of the United...
Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock Farming: An Animal Vaccination Campaign Aims to Reduce the Use of Antibiotics
The Ministry of Agriculture has just launched a broad-based awareness campaign aimed at livestock farmers and veterinarians to encourage disease prevention through the vaccinati...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Europeans Remain Largely Uninformed About the Proper Use of Antibiotics
As part of its strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance, the European Commission published a Eurobarometer* survey on June 16, 2016, showing a 6% decrease in antibiotic use i...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Awareness Week on Best Practices Is Launched
This Monday, November 16, 2015, marks the launch of the first World Week for Proper Use of Antibiotics. The goal of this initiative, led by the World Organisation for Animal Hea...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Technical Solutions in Livestock Farming, Promoting Proper Use in the Pets Sector
In the fight against antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine, the Ministry of Agriculture has published an analysis* that lists integrated solutions to reduce the associ...
Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance with a Fungus and Horse Manure
European biologists have discovered a new protein with antibacterial properties in a common fungus that grows on horse manure. A new step in the fight against antimicrobial resi...
Antimicrobial Resistance: An Article Sparks Panic Among German Dog Owners
Watch out for your dog! As soon as your pet goes outside, it can pick up resistant bacteria—and it’s even worse if you take it to the vet! That, in a nutshell, is what a journal...
Antibiotics: Salmonella and Campylobacter Show High Levels of Antibiotic Resistance in Humans and Animals
Data from 2013 on antibiotic resistance in zoonotic bacteria, provided by 28 EU member states, were jointly analyzed by two European agencies. This new report* highlights the co...
Antimicrobial Resistance: First European Report on a Harmonized Action Plan
There is a weak correlation between antibiotic use in animals and antimicrobial resistance in humans, according to Rick Clayton of the International Federation for Animal Health...