UK: Update on veterinary medicine supply in a no deal EU Exit
Further details of the preparations underway to minimise disruption of the supply of veterinary medicines in a no deal EU Exit.
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FAO, OIE and WHO: guide on taking a One Health approach to addressing zoonotic diseases
This Guide provides principles, best practices and options to assist countries in achieving sustainable and functional collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface.
The Spanish animal health and nutrition industry grew in 2018
Catalonia still is, one more year, the market leader at a national level, whilst pigs lead the animal species ranking.
Pharmaceuticals in the environment
Pharmaceuticals in the environment: Commission defines actions to address risks and challenges. The text addresses pharmaceuticals for human as well as for veterinary use.
Fighting antimicrobial resistance: AMR One-Health Network meets today
Today, the EU AMR One-Health Network, chaired by the European Commission, meets in Brussels. Network members include representatives from public health and animal health sides from all 28 EU countries, Commission experts and EU agencies.
Gut health: reduce pathogenic bacteria
Some nutritional strategies can have an antibacterial activity, do you want to know which ones?
EU: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down
"The report released today should ring – again – alarm bells. It shows that we are entering into a world where more and more common infections become difficult – or even sometimes impossible – to treat. "
EMA: updated scientific advice on the categorisation of antimicrobials
The scientific advice refines the classification of these medicines according to the risk their use in animals causes to public health through the possible development of antimicrobial resistance.
OIE: Shift in use of antibiotics in animals
Figures released by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) show positive global progress on the regulation and monitoring of antimicrobial use in animals.
Denmark reduces, once more, antibiotic consumption in pigs
In 2018, the Danish pig farmers have managed to reduce, once more, antibiotic consumption. In the last five years, antibiotic consumption has dropped by up to 18%.
UK: Antibiotic use in people and animals between 2013 and 2017
Based on use per ‘bodyweight’, there was a reduction of 40% in food-producing animals (from 62 mg/kg to 37 mg/kg) and 9% in people (from 135 mg/kg to 123 mg/kg).
EU: First regional workshop on antimicrobial resistance
The Commission is organising the first of a series of regional workshops on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from 5-8 February in Cape Town, South Africa.
Denmark: International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
The new International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions would be set up in Copenhagen in 2019.
China: strengthen the regulation over veterinary drugs
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has revised and released the Announcement on the Heavy Punishment for Serious Illegal Acts Concerning Veterinary Drugs (Announcement No. 97 of MARA), and abolished its former Announcement No. 2071.
EFSA to share data on open-access platform
EFSA has taken a major step towards becoming a fully open data organisation by committing to publish the scientific data it uses for EU-wide monitoring programmes and surveys and many of its risk assessments.
FVE guidelines responsible use of antibiotics
We can only combat antimicrobial resistance using a ‘One Health’ approach, involving all fields where antibiotics are used such as in human and veterinary medicine and in agriculture.” says Rafael Laguens, President of FVE.