Wastewater and environmental sampling holds potential for antimicrobial resistance surveillance in food-producing animals - a pilot study in South African abattoirs.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global One Health challenge that causes increased mortality and a high financial burden. Animal production contributes to AMR, as more than half of antimicrobials are used in food-producing animals globally. There is a growing body of literature on AMR in food-producing animals in African countries, but the surveillance practices across countries vary considerably. This pilot study aims to explore the potential of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) of AMR and its extension to the veterinary field. Floor drainage swab (n = 18, 3/abattoir) and wastewater (n = 16, 2-3/abattoir) samples were collected from six South African abattoirs that handle various animal species, including cattle, sheep, pig, and poultry. The s

SUBMITTER: Heljanko V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11483616 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature