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4 April 2003
Antibiotic Resistance in Humans not the Result
of Excessive or Inappropriate use in Animals
www.land-care.org.uk
(Filed 4 April 2003)
A press release (24th Feb 2003) from the National
Office for Animal Health (1, click
here to view) announces the findings of a Veterinary Residues
Committee (2) report on antimicrobial
resistance.
The report (3),
published 13 February 2003, states that "antimicrobials are
essential drugs for the treatment and prevention of disease. They
help reduce animal suffering and contribute to the production of
healthy food". In addition the report also acknowledges that
"given the available evidence, treatment failure in human medicine
is more likely to arise from sub-optimal antimicrobial use in humans".
This is good news, and shows that animal medicines
do not cause problems for human medicine.
References
1. VPC Report
on Antibiotic Resistance - antibiotics for animals "essential".
NOAH Press Release, 24 February 2003.
http://www.noah.co.uk/
2. Veterinary
Residues Committee Home Page
http://www.vet-residues-committee.gov.uk/
3. Veterinary Products Committee
Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (2003). Report on Antimicrobial
Resistance in Relation to Veterinary Medicines. (Download
PDF).
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