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Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa-How to Relieve the Burden on Family Farmers

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 2515-2520

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.210076

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Although Africa has the lowest antimicrobial usage in animals globally, there is a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens from animals. Farmers lack knowledge and misuse antimicrobials, posing a serious public health threat. Policy interventions should be tailored to address the challenges faced by family farmers in Africa and provide innovative measures to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Although currently available data indicate that Africa has the lowest usage of antimicrobials in animals in the world (adjusted by animal biomass), data show a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens isolated from animals and animal products. Apart from the lack of solid data on antimicrobial use in many countries in Africa, different hypotheses could explain this situation. Qualitative interviews of farmers show a lack of knowledge and uninformed use of antimicrobials. Considering the development of animal farming to meet an increasing demand for proteins, this deficiency represents a serious public health issue. We advocate for policies that consider the specific challenges faced by family farmers in Africa, to simultaneously improve access to veterinary drugs while strengthening the regulation of their use. We propose a global approach targeting the agri-food system, offering innovative social and technical interventions on antimicrobial usage, adapted to family farmers.

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