The Truth Behind Antimicrobial ResistanceTaking control of antimicrobial resistance is an undeniably complex issue, but the many misconceptions and popular myths...
How do livestock and poultry producers fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ?Livestock and poultry producers depend on antimicrobials to protect their animals, but how do they protect their antimicrobials?
Antimicrobial Resistance - Prudent UseAntimicrobials have been important tools in the control of infectious diseases since the 1950s. Their use in veterinary medicine...
Court orders FDA to address antibiotic overuse in livestockCiting the threats to human health by overuse of antibiotics in animals , a federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug...
CIPARS Surveillance Bulletin: Emergence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Campylobacter in Retail Chicken in BC & SaskatchewanThe Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) has identified an emerging trend (>10%...
Cephalosporin Order of Prohibition Goes Into EffectThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that the order of prohibition of cephalosporins originally published...
Canadian Situation Regarding the Extra-label Use of Cephalosporin Antimicrobial Drugs in Food Producing AnimalsHealth Canada has noted the publication on January 4, 2012 of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) Final Rule of the...
CAHI Member Companies Agree to Phase-Out Uses of Medical Important AntibioticsCanadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI) Member Companies Agree to Phase-Out Uses of Medically Important Antibiotics for Growth...
Antimicrobial use: the need to act responsiblyJackie Atkinson, director of authorisations at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, discusses how the issue of antimicrobial...
