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Monday, December 21, 2020
European Commission's fifth report on action against antimicrobial resistance published
The European Commission has published its fifth progress report on the implementation of the "European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance," which was adopted in June 2017.
Monday, November 30, 2020
EU: New legislation on monitoring, reporting antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria
The European Commission has committed itself to review the legislation concerning the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic and commensal bacteria in farm and food animals, according to the EU One Health Action Plan to ...
Monday, November 23, 2020
FAO to launch community driving efforts to control antimicrobial resistance
On November 23, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization will launch a new community of behaviour change practitioners to design solutions that make it easier for people to use antimicrobials appropriately and prevent disease e ...
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Researchers raise alarm on antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture
Researchers from the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) have raised alarm regarding the development of antimicrobial-resistant b ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance on farms: a review including biosecurity and the potential role of disinfectants in resistance selection
Resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial agents is recognized as a growing problem for both human and veterinary medicine, and the need to address the issue in both of these linked domains is a current priority in public policy. Efforts to l ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
EW Nutrition hosts webinar on antimicrobial resistance
Join this highly topical webinar on the emerging threat of antimicrobial resistance in animal production on April 7, 2020, 8 AM CET (2 PM Singapore Time), hosted by Dutch expert Twan van Gerwe, DVM MSc PhD, from EW Nutrition.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Antimicrobial resistance rising rapidly in low, middle-income countries: study
A team of researchers led by Thomas Van Boeckel, SNF Assistant Professor of Health Geography and Policy at ETH Zurich, published on September 20 a map of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals in low- and middle-income countries in the j ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Two advanced tools for understanding antimicrobial resistance
EPI assays and qPCR are two of several tools that BIOMIN scientists and researchers use to better understand and potentially combat the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance.
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance in animal production in Southeast Asia: a review
Southeast Asia is an area of great economic dynamism. In recent years, it has experienced a rapid rise in the levels of animal product production and consumption. The region is considered to be a hotspot for infectious diseases and antimicr ...
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Nutreco CEO pleads for new strategies in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse has presented a strong plea before a European Parliament conference for alternative strategies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Aromabiotic Poultry - medium chain fatty acids in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
In 2006, 96% of the birds slaughtered worldwide were given antibiotics somewhere in their lifetime. There is a global concern and even demand to reduce the antibiotic use in poultry and in this way reduce the risk for antimicrobial resistan ...
Friday, February 17, 2017
Why copper and zinc favour antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotics have been added to pig diets for some decades. They are used to treat sick animals and to prevent bacterial infections, but also to enhance the performance of the animals: their growth promoting effect is known since the 1950s. ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Holistic approach to help deal with antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. Without effective antibiotics, the success of major surgery and cancer chemotherapy wou ...
Friday, September 23, 2016
UN Assembly drums up fight vs antimicrobial resistance
World leaders on Thursday pushed to address the root causes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across multiple sectors, especially human health, animal health and agriculture at the 71st UN General Assembly. AMR happens when bacteria, viruse ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
FDA reports reveal positive trends in antimicrobial resistance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released on Monday, April 13, two reports that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria isolated from raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitor ...

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