Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Approach to a Global Threat: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies Press. 12/2017 This 152-document summarizes a workshop held on June 20-21, 2017, to explore issues of antimicrobial resistance through the lens of One Health, which is a collaborative approach of multiple disciplines for strengthening systems to counter infectious diseases and related issues that threaten human, animal, and environmental health, with an end point of improving global health and achieving gains in development. Participants discussed immediate and short-term actions and research needs that will have the greatest effect on reducing antimicrobial resistance. (Text)
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