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Monitoring Antibiotic Use and Residue in Freshwater Aquaculture for Domestic Use in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Vietnam is an important producer of aquaculture products, and aquatic products are essential to the Vietnamese diet. However, Vietnam also has very little enforced regulation pertaining to antibiotic usage in domestic aquaculture, which raises concerns for antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. In this study, analysis was conducted on the presence of antibiotic residues in domestically sold fish and shrimp raised in freshwater farms in Vietnam, and an assessment of farmers' knowledge of proper antibiotics usage was performed. The results indicated that a quarter of tested aquaculture products were antibiotic screening test positive, and there is a general lack of knowledge about the purpose and proper usage of antibiotics by aquaculture producers. Farmers' decision-making processes about antimicrobial use are influenced by biased sources of information, such as drug manufacturers and sellers, and by financial incentives.

SUBMITTER: Pham DK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4623066 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Monitoring Antibiotic Use and Residue in Freshwater Aquaculture for Domestic Use in Vietnam.

Pham Dang Kim DK Chu Jacqueline J Do Nga Thuy NT Brose François F Degand Guy G Delahaut Philippe P De Pauw Edwin E Douny Caroline C Nguyen Kinh Van KV Vu Ton Dinh TD Scippo Marie-Louise ML Wertheim Heiman F L HF

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Vietnam is an important producer of aquaculture products, and aquatic products are essential to the Vietnamese diet. However, Vietnam also has very little enforced regulation pertaining to antibiotic usage in domestic aquaculture, which raises concerns for antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. In this study, analysis was conducted on the presence of antibiotic residues in domestically sold fish and shrimp raised in freshwater farms in Vietnam, and an assessment of farmers' knowledge of p ...[more]

PMID: 25561382

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Monitoring Antibiotic Use and Residue in Freshwater Aquaculture for Domestic Use in Vietnam.

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Monitoring Antibiotic Use and Residue in Freshwater Aquaculture for Domestic Use in Vietnam.

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