The first book to offer practical guidelines on the prudent andrational use of antimicrobials in animals. Drawing onmultidisciplinary expertise to offer independent scientific adviceon a controversial area that is crucial to both human health andanimal welfare. The earlier general chapters cover issues such ashuman health risks and the problems of resistance to antimicrobialdrugs. The later specific chapters are dedicated to particulargroups of animals. Has an emphasis on preserving the efficacy of antimicrobialdrugs that are clinically important in human medicine Covers both companion animals and food animals, includingaquaculture Suitable for veterinary practitioners working in small andlarge animal medicine, aquaculture and animal production, as wellas veterinary students, academics and researchers. It will also beof interest to those more generally involved in veterinary publichealth and antimicrobial resistance.
This underscores the slogan of the World Health Day on antimicrobial resistance launched by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011, "No action today, no cure tomorrow".
Guidance for the Rational Use of Antimicrobials
Benefits and Risks National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture, Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals, Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health.
The Fifth Edition of Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine, the most comprehensive reference available on veterinary antimicrobial drug use, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the rapid advancements in the field of ...
Improving Food Safety Through a One Health Approach: Workshop Summary covers the events of the workshop and explains the recommendations for future related workshops.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is strongly committed to the global fight against the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This commitment is described in the FAO Action Plan on ...
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and Protecting the Miracle of Modern Medicine discusses ways to improve detection of resistant infections in the United States and abroad, including monitoring environmental reservoirs of resistance.
This Open Access volume provides in-depth analysis of the wide range of ethical issues associated with drug-resistant infectious diseases.
A new WHO publication "The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance--Options for action" describes examples of policy activities that have addressed AMR in different parts of the world.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Food Safety: Methods and Techniques introduces antimicrobial resistant food-borne pathogens, their surveillance and epidemiology, emerging resistance and resistant pathogens.