Links

Antibiotic Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens: Evidence of the Need for a Risk Management Strategy

http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/abrfoodbornepathogenswhitepaper.pdf

 

Fighting antibiotic resistance in livestock and pets (European Parliament resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance)

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2011-0238+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN

 

'Tackling antibiotic resistance from a food safety perspective in Europe' (a WHO-EURO booklet):

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/136454/e94889.pdf

 

2009 Summary report on antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food producing animals (US)

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm236143.htm

 

Antimicrobial resistance learning site for veterinary students

http://amrls.cvm.msu.edu/

 
'King Harold and how the bugs lost their bite'

http://amrls.cvm.msu.edu/integrated/developed-countries-antibiotic-resistance-the-danish-experiment/king-harold-and-how-the-bugs-lost-their-bite/viking.swf/view

 

OIE website

www.oie.int

 

OIE's web space on antimicrobial resistance (http://www.oie.int/for-the-media/amr/) is a source of information offering an overview of OIE work in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance, its engagement for prudent use of antibiotics in animals and continuous support to scientific research. 

 

Additional specific issues of relevance from the OIE website:

-	The ‘OIE list of antimicrobials of veterinary importance’ (download)
-	Chapter 1.1.6 in the OIE Terrestrial Manual on Laboratory methodologies for bacterial antimicrobial susceptibility testing
-	Section 6 on Veterinary Public Health published in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2010 is accessible here (link). In this section, the four chapters directly related to antimicrobial resistance are the following: Chapter 6.7 (Harmonisation of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance and monitoring programmes) Chapter 6.8 (Monitoring of the quantities of antimicrobials used in animal husbandry) Chapter 6.9 (Responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine) Chapter 6.10 (Risk assessment for antimicrobial resistance arising from the use of antimicrobials in animals)

JECFA home page

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/chem/jecfa/en/index.html

 

Information about JECFA

http://www.who.int/entity/foodsafety/chem/jecfa/JECFA_75_Call_for_data_FINAL.pdf

 

ESAC-Net is a Europe-wide network of national surveillance systems, providing European reference data on antimicrobial consumption. ESAC-Net collects and analyses data on antimicrobial consumption from EU and EEA/EFTA countries, both in the community and in the hospital sector.

http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/surveillance/ESAC-Net/Pages/index.aspx

 

The European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) project collects information on how antimicrobial medicines are used in animals across the European Union (EU). This type of information is essential to identify possible risk factors that could lead to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance in animals (link)

 

AmicBase Drugs-Online 2011; an online database about antibiotics, antimycotics, antiseptics and disinfectants covering over 600 licensed drugs of the markets of Japan, USA and Europe

http://www.manetec-52.de/apps/amicbase_drugs-online/base.nsf