PHM-Exch> Fw: Virtual panel 'ABR and livestock farming'

[ARTURO QUIZHPE]

   The misuse of AB in intensive livestock farming puts planetary and human health at risk. In this panel we will address its implications for ABR.  
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International virtual panel
'Antibiotic resistance (ABR) and intensive livestock farming'
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|  Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Time: 
Central America 14h00
Euador 15h00
USA (Baltimore) 16h00
Argentina 17h00
UK 21h00

Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88622103523

FB Live
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Excessive use of antibiotics in human medicine and agricultural antibiotic use, mainly for intensively raising livestock contribute substantially to the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, one of the most pressing public health threats according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international health organizations.

The vast majority of antibiotic use in animals does not have a clear duration limit. Furthermore, globally animals are routinely fed antibiotics to accelerate their growth, and to compensate for inadequate animal husbandry and overcrowded conditions found in intensive production systems. The WHO issued guidance in 2017 recommending “complete restriction of use of all classes of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals for growth promotion.”

Many antibiotics used in agriculture are identical or closely related to those used in human healthcare. The use of antibiotics in animal production can lead to the selection and spread among them of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can then be transmitted to humans through food and other indirect routes, from the dissemination and propagation of these antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment.

Antibiotics enter the environment, as animals eventually excrete the antibiotics in their urine and feces. There is evidence of antibiotics entering the environment through the feces of intensively raised cows, pigs, and poultry raised in batches. Consequently, these practices can lead to the contamination of  soils and water systems. 

Argentina is considering scaling up the production of pork meat from 630,000 tons to 900,000 tons. As an organization committed to action on antibiotic resistance, ReAct considers it opportune and necessary to for a holistic discussion on the relationship of bacterial resistance with intensive animal farming.
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