Nations have highlighted the role of the food sector and risk of resistant infections as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022, which began Nov. 18 and runs to Nov. 24
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Campylobacter from chicken has increased in the United Kingdom in the past two decades, according to a report.
The report, from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and published by the
Continue Reading Data points to rise in antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter from chicken
Researchers have highlighted high levels of drug resistant Salmonella in pork in Vietnam.
Efforts were led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in England who looked at antibiotic resistance in
Continue Reading Study finds high levels of AMR Salmonella in pork in Vietnam
Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high based on the latest European figures.
The data covers 2019 to 2020, according to a report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Continue Reading EU figures show high levels of antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria
Levels of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli in chicken in the United Kingdom have remained stable in the past few years, according to a report.
Findings come from a survey of AMR in E. coli
Continue Reading Antimicrobial resistance markers in UK chicken stay steady
Antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter is more common on foreign chicken than domestic meat, according to an analysis in Sweden.
Research also found the majority of Campylobacter infections in patients infected abroad were resistant to antibiotic groups that
Continue Reading Swedish study looks at antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter on chicken
“Super bugs” and “food safety.” You can say the two in one breath simply because they are so closely connected.
“Super bugs” is a popularized term for “antibiotic resistance,” or “antimicrobial resistance.” They don’t go
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Public knowledge of antimicrobial resistance has risen in the United Kingdom in the past few years but is still low, according to a survey.
A consumer survey was carried out in 2016 and 2019 and
Continue Reading AMR awareness increases but still low in UK
World leaders have called for an urgent reduction in the amount of antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, used in food systems.
The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance said countries must stop the use of medically
Continue Reading Global call to reduce antimicrobial use in healthy animals
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a vaccine that sets a trap for a type of Salmonella.
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Basel created the Salmonella vaccine that guides the evolution of intestinal
Continue Reading Scientists develop vaccine to combat Salmonella serotype
