Belgium: "Vision 2020 Plan" to reduce the use of antibiotics
Vision 2020 Plan sets the goal of a "50% reduction in the use of veterinary antibiotics by 2020".
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Resistance to last-line antibiotics continues to cause concern in Europe
The percentage of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) showed a significant decreasing trend at EU/EEA level for the period 2010 to 2013, but the decrease was less pronounced compared to the previous four-year period.
France: data on the sales of veterinary drugs that contain antibiotics in 2013
Between 2012 and 2013, the exposure to antibiotics fell by 6.6% in cattle, by 5.4% in fowl, by 4% in pigs and by 1.7% in pets.
United States: creation of Task Force on antibiotic resistance in production agriculture
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced the creation of the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.
Denmark: new increase in antimicrobial use in animals
Antimicrobial consumption in pigs measured in doses has increased in all three age groups.
WHO: first draft of a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance published
WHO has published its first draft of a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
United States: antimicrobials sold or distributed in 2012 for use in food-producing animals
The total quantity of medically important antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals increased by 16 percent over the period 2009-2012.
United States: national strategy for combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Detecting, preventing and controlling antibiotic resistance requires a coordinated effort.
European Union: Commission adopts proposals to improve animal and human health
The Commission adopted proposals on veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed, to improve the health and wellbeing of animals, to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the EU and to foster innovation.
New methods to identify MRSA in pigs
These studies have resulted in new methods, high-throughput approaches, which can identify genes important for the survival of MRSA in pigs.
European Union: EFFORT, a EU project against antimicrobial resistance
The EFFORT consortium is made up of 20 partners from 10 different European countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.
Netherland: NVWA found no traces of the banned antibiotic furazolidone in pigs
Las 97 granjas porcinas bajo sospecha han sido liberadas.
Holland: feeds contaminated with furazolidone detected
The NVWA has closed off the cattle and pig farms on which the contaminated feeds have been found.
Belgium: drop in the total consumption of veterinary antibiotics
The total consumption of veterinary antibiotics (in farm animals and pets), expressed in terms of tonnes of active ingredients, dropped by 6.6% between 2012 and 2013.
United States: House and Congress passes the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
Bill will make it legal for veterinarians to transport and use controlled substances beyond their primary places of registration and across state lines to treat their animal patients.
Antibiotics use in livestock: Time to act - BEUC position paper published
BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) has set out its position on how to fight antibiotic resistance, one of today’s most challenging public health issues.