Antimicrobial policy interventions in food animal production in South East Asia

Goutard, Flavie; Bordier, Marion; Calba, Clémentine; Erlacher-Vindel, Elisabeth; Góchez, Delfy; Balogh, Katinka de; Benigno, Carolyn; Kalpravidh, Wantanee; Roger, François; Vong, Sirenda

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“…Furthermore, poor infection control practices in farms lead to the selection and spread of resistant strains. 31 Antibiotic use in livestock is expected to rise because of increased production in response to a growing demand for food from animal sources. 32 International food safety and quality standards have reduced antibiotic use in animal products intended for export; however, the same is not true for livestock products for domestic consumption.…”

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Risk assessment for antibiotic resistance in South East Asia

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Risk assessment for antibiotic resistance in South East Asia

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“…Russia is also backing FAO-led efforts to promote food safety and prevent AMR in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (FAO, 2017). In reaction to new WHO initiatives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand have similarly announced agricultural antibiotic restrictions and national action plans (Goutard, 2017).…”

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“…A 2017 review of the WHO's South East Asia Region (SEAR) found that many SEAR states did not enforce regulations or monitor antibiotic use in agri-and aquaculture (Goutard, 2017). In Russia, the past 18 years have seen a sharp rise in agricultural antibiotic use and imports.…”

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Pharming animals: a global history of antibiotics in food production (1935–2017)

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Since their advent during the 1930s, antibiotics have not only had a dramatic impact on human medicine, but also on food production. On farms, whaling and fishing fleets as well as in processing plants and aquaculture operations, antibiotics were used to treat and prevent disease, increase feed conversion, and preserve food. Their rapid diffusion into nearly all areas of food production and processing was initially viewed as a story of progress on both sides of the Iron Curtain. However, from the mid-1950s onwards, agricultural antibiotic use also triggered increasing conflicts about drug residues and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Significantly, antibiotic concerns did not develop evenly but instead gave rise to an international patchwork of different regulatory approaches. During a time of growing concerns about AMR and a post-antibiotic age, this article reconstructs the origins, global proliferation, and international regulation of agricultural antibiotics. It argues that policymakers need to remember the long history of regulatory failures that has resulted in current antibiotic infrastructures. For effective international stewardship to develop, it is necessary to address the economic dependencies, deep-rooted notions of development, and fragmented cultural understandings of risk, which all contribute to drive global antibiotic consumption and AMR.

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“…Most of the countries in this region have some policy structure (either policy-inplace or policy-in-making) regarding the use of antimicrobials in food animals and fish. For example, the use of antimicrobials is banned as a food additive in some of these countries for rearing food animals, but implementation remains a problem due to the weak regulatory regime [5]. This is also true for policies to prevent contamination of the environment with antimicrobial residues from human and animal use [6].…”

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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors

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Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an emerging issue in the developing countries as well as in Bangladesh. AMR is aggravated by irrational use of antimicrobials in a largely unregulated pluralistic health system. This review presents a 'snap shot' of the current situation including existing policies and practices to address AMR, and the challenges and barriers associated with their implementation. Methods A systematic approach was adopted for identifying, screening, and selecting relevant literature on AMR situation in Bangladesh. We used Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Biomed Central databases for searching peer-reviewed literature in human, animal and environment sectors during January 2010-August 2019, and Google for grey materials from the institutional and journal websites. Two members of the study team independently reviewed these documents for inclusion in the analysis. We used a 'mixed studies review' method for synthesizing evidences from different studies. Result Of the final 47 articles, 35 were primary research, nine laboratory-based research, two review papers and one situation analysis report. Nineteen articles on human health dealt with prescribing and/or use of antimicrobials, five on self-medication, two on non-compliance of dosage, and 10 on the sensitivity and resistance patterns of antibiotics. Four papers focused on the use of antimicrobials in food animals and seven on environmental

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Antimicrobial policy interventions in food animal production in South East Asia

Abstract: Flavie Goutard and colleagues call for concerted multisectoral measures through stronger policies to combat antimicrobial resistance

Cited by 61 publications

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Risk assessment for antibiotic resistance in South East Asia

Risk assessment for antibiotic resistance in South East Asia

Pharming animals: a global history of antibiotics in food production (1935–2017)

Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors

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