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<BR>Home,Anses,News,Press room,Agenda,Our topics,Food,Animal health and nutrition,Environmental health,Occupational health,Plants,Opinions and publications,Last opinions and reports,Food opinions and reports,Animal health and nutrition opinions and reports,Environmental and occupational health opinions and reports,Plants opinions,Opinions and reports in English,Bulletins and periodicals,Other publications,Subscribe to Anses newsletter,Research and reference,Research program,Laboratories and reference activities, + ,Job opportunities,Public procurement contracts,Our websites,Partners,Extranet / ExpertNet,Kid's area,Legal notice,Contact, ,<BR>Antimicrobial resistance is recognised as a major problem in terms of human and animal health, at european and international level. A european initiative led to the organisation of a European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, this took place on 18 November 2008 with the aim of reminding European citizens and doctors that antibiotics are medicinal products intended to treat bacterial infections only. They have no effect on viral infections and should only be taken on medical prescription.<BR><BR>Annual monitoring of antibiotic use in veterinary medicine, one-off surveys in the breeding industry, monitoring of antimicrobial resistance of non-human origin, research on the conditions under which resistance genes are selected, accentuated and disseminated, analysis of consumer risks: antibiotic resistance is a cross-disciplinary challenge for Afssa. It involves four of its laboratories (the Laboratory for studies and research on bovine disease and meat hygiene in Lyon, the Laboratory for studies and research on veterinary medicinal products and disinfectants in Fougères, the Laboratory for studies and research on poultry, pig and fish farming in Ploufragan-Brest and the Laboratory for studies and research on food quality and processing in Maisons-Alfort), the Department for the Evaluation of Nutritional and Health Risks and the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products.<BR>Afssa's experts are also contributing to European risk assessments set up by the European Medicines Agency and those coordinated by the European Food Safety Authority. Lastly, Afssa is an active member of international bodies working on these issues. In particular, it chairs the working group on risk management in this field, set up by the FAO, WHO and OIE.<BR><BR>Afssa is participating in the European Antibiotic Awareness Day by extending its scope to include veterinary prescribers and animal owners. This is because antibiotic use in veterinary medicine is based on the same principles as in human medicine. In veterinary medicine, antibiotics are therefore intended to treat solely bacterial infections in animals. They are administered under veterinary prescription with a record of uses kept among food-producing animals.<BR><BR>Several initiatives taken by Afssa are on this subject<BR><BR>· Afssa is involved in the SNGTV's intiative (National Society of Veterinary Technical Groups), which has just created a think tank comprising all of the stakeholders with a view to producing a good practice guide on preventing antibiotic resistance in veterinary medicine.<BR><BR>· Two of the networks coordinated by Afssa on antimicrobial resistance met in November: <BR> -on 12 and 13 November, Résapath, the antibiotic resistance monitoring network of pathogenic bacteria isolated in animals organised its annual exchange and information days and celebrated 25 years in operation<BR> -the annual meeting of the "Salmonella" network which gathers salmonella strains of non-human origin (isolated from food, the environment or animal production) took place on 18 November. This meeting was closed by a presentation of the ECDC's initiative in particular.<BR><BR>· The end of 2008 also marks the finalisation of the Farm 2 report (French Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in bacteria of animal origin) Every two years, Afssa publishes a report summarising the information obtained from the monitoring programme of antibiotic use in animals and from the monitoring of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated in animals (networks coordinated by Afssa and annual monitoring plans set up by the Directorate General for Food together with Afssa). <BR><BR><BR><BR>For more information<BR><BR>>Antibiotic resistance<BR>>Antibiotic resistance monitoring<BR><BR>L'Afssa participates in the European Antibiotic Awareness Day on 18 november<BR>14 November 2008<BR>News<BR>Highlighted news,Archives,-,Archives of AFSSET news,Archives of AFSSA news,<A HREF='PM9100E3I0.htm'>News</A>
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Antimicrobial resistance is recognised as a major problem in terms of human and animal health, at european and international level. A european initiative led to the organisation of a European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, this took place on 18 November 2008 with the aim of reminding European citizens and doctors that antibiotics are medicinal products intended to treat bacterial infections only. They have no effect on viral infections and should only be taken on medical prescription.
Annual monitoring of antibiotic use in veterinary medicine, one-off surveys in the breeding industry, monitoring of antimicrobial resistance of non-human origin, research on the conditions under which resistance genes are selected, accentuated and disseminated, analysis of consumer risks: Antibiotic resistance is a cross-disciplinary challenge for Afssa.It involves four of its laboratories (the Laboratory for studies and research on bovine disease and meat hygiene in Lyon, the Laboratory for studies and research on veterinary medicinal products and disinfectants in Fougères, the Laboratory for studies and research on poultry, pig and fish farming in Ploufragan-Brest and the Laboratory for studies and research on food quality and processing in Maisons-Alfort), the Department for the Evaluation of Nutritional and Health Risks and the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products. Afssa's experts are also contributing to European risk assessments set up by the European Medicines Agency and those coordinated by the European Food Safety Authority. Lastly, Afssa is an active member of international bodies working on these issues. In particular, it chairs the working group on risk management in this field, set up by the FAO, WHO and OIE.
Afssa is participating in the European Antibiotic Awareness Day by extending its scope to include veterinary prescribers and animal owners. This is because antibiotic use in veterinary medicine is based on the same principles as in human medicine. In veterinary medicine, antibiotics are therefore intended to treat solely bacterial infections in animals. They are administered under veterinary prescription with a record of uses kept among food-producing animals.
Several initiatives taken by Afssa are on this subject
· Afssa is involved in the SNGTV's intiative (National Society of Veterinary Technical Groups), which has just created a think tank comprising all of the stakeholders with a view to producing a good practice guide on preventing Antibiotic resistance in veterinary medicine.
· Two of the networks coordinated by Afssa on antimicrobial resistance met in November: -on 12 and 13 November, Résapath, the Antibiotic resistance monitoring network of pathogenic bacteria isolated in animals organised its annual exchange and information days and celebrated 25 years in operation -the annual meeting of the "Salmonella" network which gathers Salmonella strains of non-human origin (isolated from food, the environment or animal production) took place on 18 November. This meeting was closed by a presentation of the ECDC's initiative in particular.
· The end of 2008 also marks the finalisation of the Farm 2 report (French Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in bacteria of animal origin) Every two years, Afssa publishes a report summarising the information obtained from the monitoring programme of antibiotic use in animals and from the monitoring of Antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated in animals (networks coordinated by Afssa and annual monitoring plans set up by the Directorate General for Food together with Afssa).
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