Rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a major threat to global health. This contributes to an increased number of deaths, health complications, and increased health expenditure in all countries. In this study, the authors assessed the associations between socioeconomic, anthropogenic, and environmental indicators and country-level rates of AMR in humans and food-producing animals. They further determined that antibiotic consumption is potentially only a secondary risk factor in certain regions of the world in which antimicrobial drug consumption is low and resistance rates are high. They urged caution that, preventing spread of AMR will require national action plans beyond the reduction in antibiotic misuse and must involve efforts to improve governance and sanitation infrastructure. The Bidirectional association between animals and humans in antimicrobial consumption and resistance, emphasises the need for integrated control methods that aim to prevent transmission across different One Health domains.
Link to the article: rb.gy/ovvyh
Published On: /04/2023
