A new article published in BMJ Global Health (Mar 2023) argues for an integrated One Health approach in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and on-farm biosecurity interventions to prevent and control antimicrobial-resistant infections across humans, animals, and the environment.
Increased use of antibiotics in livestock is a public health concern, as it poses risks of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant pathogens entering the food chains and infecting humans. A new study in the January 2023 issue of Antibiotics has examined the knowledge, attitudes and practices of poultry farmers on the use of antibiotics in urban and peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou.
Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context of rising demand for livestock products, intensification and the concomitant increase in antibiotic use. To shed light on this topic, a new study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (Jan 2023) has investigated the drivers and practices of antibiotic use in poultry farming in Kiambu County, Kenya.
A new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Nov 2022) describes the types of milk vendors in two Indian states, in an attempt to investigate vendors' hygienic knowledge and practices toward safety and antimicrobial resistance.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has launched a new project, Selecting efficient farm-level antimicrobial stewardship interventions from a One Health perspective, that will use a One Health approach to assess which farm-level antimicrobial use interventions are most efficient to prevent the development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in poultry in Senegal.
A stakeholder workshop was held to discuss an information and communication technology (ICT) framework for improved monitoring and control of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in livestock in low- and middle-income countries.
On The Boma, a podcast from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Arshnee Moodley, team leader of the ILRI-hosted CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub, talks about what action countries need to take against antimicrobial resistance to avert a grim future, and why each country needs a different plan.
Research from the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was featured at 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 16) held on 7–12 August 2022 in Halifax, Canada.
The subject of antimicrobial resistance in the animal sector featured at the annual ReAct Africa and South Centre Annual Conference held on Lusaka in July 2022.
A new research paper, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Jul 2022), aimed to use cognitive interviews in a respondent-adjusted way to study how survey questions related to antimicrobial use are understood and answered by 12 small-scale farmers in Kenya and Uganda.
