Resistencia a los antimicrobianos

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Los medicamentos antimicrobianos desempeñan un papel fundamental en el tratamiento de enfermedades y su uso es fundamental para proteger tanto la salud humana como la animal. Sin embargo, las sustancias antimicrobianas suelen utilizarse indebidamente para tratar y prevenir enfermedades en el sector ganadero, acuícola y en la producción agrícola. Estas acciones suelen estar asociadas con el riesgo potencial de aparición y propagación de microorganismos resistentes a los antimicrobianos.

Datos clave

 En 2019 fallecieron 5 millones de personas en todo el mundo por causas relacionadas con la resistencia bacteriana a los antimicrobianos, incluidos 1,3 millones de personas fallecidas como resultado directo de bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos (The Lancet)

En los animales se utilizan 27 clases diferentes de antimicrobianos

En 2011 el mercado mundial de sanidad animal tenía un valor equivalente a 22 000 millones de USD (OCDE)

118 países han aportado datos cuantitativos sobre el uso de antimicrobianos en animales por uno o más años entre 2015 y 2017, un aumento desde los 89 que presentaron datos en 2015

Publicaciones

Codex texts provide a pathway for global action on foodborne AMR

Codex AMR texts are recognized as a key resource for governments to monitor the threat of AMR in food, and to ensure its spread is reduced and contained to the extent possible. This article outlines [...]

InFARM guide for reporting information on antimicrobial use in plants

This publication supports countries to use the new questionnaire on AMU in plants for reporting to InFARM. It covers why it is important to take part in this data collection and how to properly gather [...]

Five key messages to prevent AMR in aquaculture farms

The Action to support implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) project supports countries to slow and contain the spread of foodborne antimicrobial resistance. This is one of a series of communications assets produced by the [...]

Noticias

Combating antimicrobial resistance in plant and aquaculture sectors through One Health integration

Expanding the AMR fight beyond animals: integrating plant and aquaculture sectors Kadoma - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly recognized as a critical challenge to global health and agrifood systems, threatening productivity, trade, and environmental integrity. While Zimbabwe has [...]

Combating antimicrobial resistance in the poultry value chain through the farmer field schools approach

Transforming poultry farming and curbing AMR risks through participatory learning   Harare - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon in which micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites develop the ability to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents, rendering [...]

FAO reinforces regional efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance at Moscow food safety conference

As the world marks World AMR Awareness Week, FAO reaffirmed its strong commitment to tackling AMR across Europe and Central Asia during the closing day of the second International Conference on Food Safety and Joint [...]

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