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Activités de la FAO dans le domaine de la résistance aux antimicrobiens - Note d'information n° 4
La résistance aux antimicrobiens est un phénomène naturel d'adaptation des microorganismes à la présence d'agents antimicrobiens; elle est la conséquence de toute utilisation de médicaments antimicrobiens et elle est aggravée par un emploi inapproprié.
Joint FAO/WHO food standards programme codex alimentarius commission: matters arising from fao and who - recent activities on antimicrobial resistance
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has actively been engaged in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through standard setting, supported by the provision of scientific advice by FAO and WHO, often with participation of OIE1. The major achievements of the Commission [...]
REPORT on Antimicrobial Usage and Alternatives for Prophylaxis and Performance Enhancement in Pig Populations in East and Southeast Asia
Pig production in East and Southeast Asia
The demand for pork products has increased over the last decades, leading to a doubling of pig production in the last 20 years. Asia now accounts for more than 60 percent of global pig [...]
Responsible use of antibiotics in aquaculture
Antibiotics are drugs of natural or synthetic origin that have the capacity to kill or to inhibit the growth of micro-organisms. Antibiotics that are sufficiently non-toxic to the host are used as chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of infectious diseases [...]
Uso de antimicrobianos en animales de consumo - Incidencia del desarrollo de resistencias en salud pública
El uso de antimicrobianos en animales de consumo es un asunto de gran interés para los diversos agentes interesados en los resultados y consecuencias de su aplicación: veterinarios, médicos, microbiólogos, autoridades sanitarias y de registro, industrias alimentarias y farmacéuticas, consumidores [...]