Drug-Resistance in Farm Animals Threatens Human Health

Antimicrobial Drug: Drug-Resistance in Farm Animals Threatens Human Health


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In high-economic countries, where antimicrobial have been used on farms since the 1950s, should support the transition to sustainable animal production in low & middle income countries for e.g. through a global fund to subsidize improvements in farm-level bio-safety and bio-security, the authors advocate in the study. The Netherlands and Denmark have made a tremendous effort to reduce antimicrobial use. But these required investments in clean infrastructure and training of farmers to follow good farming practices and practicing good hygiene on the farm can reduce drug resistance in farm animals.
A survey report has been done from 2000 and 2018 focusing specifically on common food-borne pathogens, including Escherichia coli, Campylobacter spp., non-typhoidal Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus. Trends and maps developed from this analysis provide a baseline for policymakers in low & middle income countries to improve surveillance, to continue monitoring rates of Antimicrobial resistance among food animals, and to target interventions in hotspots where Antimicrobial resistance is increasing or emerging.

AMR in food animals:

Antibiotic consumption in animals is not limited to treating infections. They are used widely in food animals as growth promoters and prophylactic-ally to prevent expected infections. Given that there are few regulations against the use of antibiotics for non-therapeutic purposes in India, with no stringent implementation protocols even when there are regulations, the emergence of AMR from antibiotic overuse in the animal sector is likely to be an “unmeasured burden”.
So the animal sector needs to address both the prophylactic and therapeutic use of antibiotics. The prophylactic use needs to stop and there should be guidance on the therapeutic use of antimicrobial. Developing guidelines for antimicrobial use in animals will be helpful in providing guidance on antimicrobial usage. This guidance document is not available as of now.

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