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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...
Antimicrobial resistance: an indicator of humanity’s growing ecological footprint
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem that affects not only humans but also animals and the environment. In an effort to better understand the dynamics at play, researche...
Antibiotic Resistance in Animals: What Are the Risks and Consequences?
Antibiotic resistance knows no borders. It is a phenomenon that affects human health, but also impacts animal health and the environment. It is therefore important to combat ant...
Antimicrobial resistance continues to spread
Antibiotic resistance appears to be spreading more rapidly than expected among human and animal pathogenic bacteria. Significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosyst...
Are Dogs a Source of Antimicrobial Resistance?
The emergence and spread of bacterial strains that are multidrug-resistant to antibiotics is a major health problem for both humans and animals. Questions have been raised about...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Report Calls for Urgent Action to Prevent a Global Crisis
OMS FAO et OIE tirent la sonnette d’alarme et formulent des recommandations capitales pour intensifier la lutte mondiale contre les infections résistantes aux antimicrobiens
Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Progress in the Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Animals
The third report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reveals a more responsible use of antimicrobials in animals worldwide. The situation has improved, both in...
Better Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Using Data from Animal Health Laboratories
Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a growing concern for both public health and animal health. In Canada, bacteriological data generated by animal health diagnos...
Backyard poultry farming: the cause of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries
Small-scale broiler chicken farms certainly provide income and access to animal proteins for poor rural populations, but they also have a negative impact on human health—a direc...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Livestock at the Heart of the Strategy Against Resistant E. coli
The spread of resistant bacteria is an issue that affects both human and animal health. New strategies are being developed to better understand—and even control—the rise in case...
Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry: The Efficacy and Safety of Available Alternative Treatments Are Being Evaluated
With the aim of reducing the use of antibiotics in farm animals, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has published an overview of...
Antibiotics: A New Tool for British Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers
The University of Nottingham conducted a survey of 358 dairy farms—representing 7% of the U.K.’s dairy cow herd—to assess the various uses of antibiotics in the dairy industry....
Antibiotics: A New Platform for Data Exchange Between Veterinarians and Government Agencies Is Launched
The Veterinary Council, meeting at its conference in Nancy, has just announced the creation, on November 10, 2017, of the Adelie association, tasked with managing the exchange o...
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...