Human and animal health are closely entwined, often via the environment in which they interact. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a forceful demonstration of this interaction. Human and animal health is also strongly influenced by the “health” of the environment. These interactions, considered as a system, define the research field, “One Health”.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Prof Dame Sally Davies, the previous Chief medical officer and current UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) said that if antimicrobial drugs lose their effectiveness it would spell "the end of modern m...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The project focuses on informing planning and implementation of environmental AMR surveillance, which directly addresses the question.
Antimicrobials (such as antibacterial and antifungal medicines) are used to treat and prevent infections in humans and animals. Effective antimicrobial drugs are essential to modern medicine and to food production practi...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The project aims to establish what research has been undertaken to assess the role of the environment in AMR acquisition, which partially addresses the question.
Understanding the risk and direction of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread through food-borne routes, and developing of interventions to limit the spread of AMR within and between humans, animals, environment and food...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: University of Nottingham
The project specifically addresses the burden of antimicrobial resistance in the environment and food systems, and its impact on human and animal populations through a One Health approach using AI and big data mining.