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Drug-Resistance in Farm Animals Threatens Human Health

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Antimicrobial Drug : Drug-Resistance in Farm Animals Threatens Human Health https://antimicrobial.vaccineconferences.com/speaker-guidelines.php 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...