Tackling antibiotic resistance from a food safety perspective in Europe [publication] /
by
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
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BookPublisher: Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2011, cop. 2011Description: XVI, 65 p.ISBN: 9789289014229; 9789289014212.SAPHIR theme(s): Santé publique | Nutrition - Comportements alimentairesMeSH subject(s): Drug Resistance, Microbial | Food Contamination | Consumer Product Safety | Animal Husbandry | Anti-Infective Agents | Anti-Bacterial Agents | Health Policy | Food Contamination -- prevention & control | Anti-infective agents -- adverse effects | Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects | EuropePUBLICATION TYPE SAPHIR: MonographOnline resources: Date de consultation : 11.04.2011 Summary: Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a significant health problem: each year in the European Union alone, over 25 000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is also a food safety problem: antibiotic use in food animals for treatment, disease prevention or growth promotion - allows resistant bacteria and resistance genes to spread from food animals to humans through the food-chain. This publication explores the options for prevention and containment of antibiotic resistance in the food-chain through national coordination and international cooperation, including the regulation and reduction of antibiotic use in food animals, training and capacity building, surveillance of resistance trends and antibiotic usage, promotion of knowledge and research, and advocacy and communication to raise awareness of the issues.[Ed.]
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Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a significant health problem: each year in the European Union alone, over 25 000 people die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is also a food safety problem: antibiotic use in food animals for treatment, disease prevention or growth promotion - allows resistant bacteria and resistance genes to spread from food animals to humans through the food-chain. This publication explores the options for prevention and containment of antibiotic resistance in the food-chain through national coordination and international cooperation, including the regulation and reduction of antibiotic use in food animals, training and capacity building, surveillance of resistance trends and antibiotic usage, promotion of knowledge and research, and advocacy and communication to raise awareness of the issues.[Ed.]