Building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet)

EU-JAMRAI

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.4.2001359

Building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet)

EU-JAMRAI

Clinical Infectiology

University of Lyon
University of Copenhagen
Groupe d’Analyse et de Théorie Economique, CNRS and University of Lumiere Lyon 2, Lyon, France
National Veterinary Institute Norway
Direction générale de l'alimentation
National Center of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Agencia Española del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS)
Belgian Federal Research Institute for Public and Animal Health
Limerick Regional Veterinary Laboratory
Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI)
Finnish Food Safety Authority
Institute for State Control of Veterinary Biologicals and Medicines (ISCVBM)
University of West Attica
Ministry of Rural Development and Food

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) should be tackled through a One Health approach, as stated in the World Health Organization Global Action Plan on AMR. We describe the landscape of AMR surveillance in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and underline a gap regarding veterinary medicine. Current AMR surveillance efforts are of limited help to veterinary practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve antimicrobial stewardship in animal health. We propose to establish the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet) to report on the AMR situation, follow AMR trends and detect emerging AMR in selected bacterial pathogens of animals. This information could be useful to advise policymakers, explore efficacy of interventions, support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, (re-)evaluate marketing authorisations of antimicrobials, generate epidemiological cut-off values, assess risk of zoonotic AMR transmission and evaluate the burden of AMR in animal health. EARS-Vet could be integrated with other AMR monitoring systems in the animal and medical sectors to ensure a One Health approach. Herein, we present a strategy to establish EARS-Vet as a network of national surveillance systems and highlight challenges of data harmonisation and bias. Strong political commitment at national and EU/EEA levels is required for the success of EARS-Vet.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.4.2001359
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2021

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Funding Information:
Funding statement: The project EU-JAMRAI has received funding from the Health Program of the European Union (2014-2020) under grant agreement N°761296.

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© 2021 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.

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Building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet)

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