Pilot testing the EARS-Vet surveillance network for antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens from animals in the EU/EEA.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As part of the EU Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Healthcare-Associated Infections, an initiative has been launched to build the European AMR Surveillance network in veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet). So far, activities included mapping national systems for AMR surveillance in animal bacterial pathogens, and defining the EARS-Vet objectives, scope, and standards. Drawing on these milestones, this study aimed to pilot test EARS-Vet surveillance, namely to (i) assess available data, (ii) perform cross-country analyses, and (iii) identify potential challenges and develop recommendations to improve future data collection and analysis.

Methods

Eleven partners from nine EU/EEA countries participated and shared available data for the period 2016-2020, r

SUBMITTER: Lagrange J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239921 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature