Companion animals are a key element in antibiotic resistance
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animal health, public health, animal productionAbstract
OBJECTIVE: prove the problem of antibiotic resistance (AMR) and its relationship with companion animal species. Wrote an essay addressing this topic. METHOD: to prepare the essay reviewed and read scientific articles, essays, books, systematic analyzes and statistical data related to AMR in veterinary medicine and companion animals. RESULTS: throughout the essay the causes are discussed, as well as the relationship of AMR with veterinary practices. AMR poses an increasingly greater threat to animal health. It has converted these medications from being a useful and accessible tool to cure and control bacterial infections, to being one of the causes of a major problem for global public health, whose origin is strongly related to veterinary practices and animal production. However, it has been forgotten to include the role of companion animals in this public health crisis. There is a need for research into the negative impacts of antibiotic use in pets, including studies of the causes of veterinarians’ behaviors, as dogs and cats could be a key factor in understanding AMR. CONCLUSION: to understand this problem, it is necessary to recognize the role of the use of antibiotics in companion animals and understand the origin of the irrational and excessive use of antibiotics in the practices and trends in veterinary medicine that contribute to accelerating this crisis.
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