Celebrating World Antibiotic Resistance Week 2019 with highlights of ILRI research on antimicrobial resistance
Each November, the World Antibiotic Awareness Week is commemorated to raise global awareness of antibiotic resistance and to encourage rational use of antibiotics to avoid further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.
In collaboration with national, regional and international partners, scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) carry out research on antimicrobial resistance at the human–livestock interface. In recognition of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019, we highlight some of our recent research outputs on antimicrobial resistance.
- Ahlberg, S., Korhonen, H., Lindfors, E. and Kang’ethe, E. 2016. Analysis of antibiotic residues in milk from smallholder farms in Kenya. African Journal of Dairy Farming and Milk Production 3(4): 152–158.
- Dulo, F., Feleke, A., Szonyi, B., Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O. and Grace, D. 2015. Isolation of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli O157 from goats in the Somali region of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional, abattoir-based study. PLOS ONE 10(11): e0142905.
- Grace, D. 2015. Review of evidence on antimicrobial resistance and animal agriculture in developing countries. UK: Evidence on Demand.
- Hassell, J.M., Ward, M.J., Muloi, D., Bettridge, J.M., Robinson, T.P., Kariuki, S., Ogendo, A., Kiiru, J., Imboma, T., Kang’ethe, E.K., Öghren, E.M., Williams, N.J., Begon, M., Woolhouse, M.E.J. and Fèvre, E.M. 2019. Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance at the wildlife–livestock–human interface in Nairobi: An epidemiological study. Lancet Planetary Health 3(6): e259–e269.
- Hunduma, D., Alonso, S., Agga, G., Dego, O.K., Wieland, B., Desta, H., Grace, D. and Amenu, K. 2019. Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella in the milk and feces of lactating dairy cows and camels in Borana pastoral community, Ethiopia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection, Louisville, Kentucky, 21–24 July 2019.
- ILRI. 2019. Health and antibiotics in Vietnamese pig production. ILRI Project Profile. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
- Kakkar, M., Chatterjee, P., Chauhan, A.S., Grace, D., Lindahl, J., Beeche, A., Jing, F. and Chotinan, S. 2018. Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: Time to ask the right questions. Global Health Action 11(1): 1483637.
- Muloi, D., Fèvre, E.M., Bettridge, J., Rono, R., Ong’are, D., Hassell, J.M., Karani, M.K., Muinde, P., Bunnik, B. van, Street, A., Chase-Topping, M., Pedersen, A.B., Ward, M.J. and Woolhouse, M.E.J. 2019. A cross-sectional survey of practices and knowledge among antibiotic retailers in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Global Health 9(2): 020412.
- Muloi, D., Kiiru, J., Ward, M.J., Hassell, J.M., Bettridge, J.M., Robinson, T.P., Bunnik, B.A.D. van, Chase-Topping, M., Robertson, G., Pedersen, A.B., Fèvre, E.M., Woolhouse, M.E.J., Kang’ethe, E.K. and Kariuki, S. 2019. Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli carriage in sympatric humans and livestock in a rapidly urbanising city. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 54(5): 531–537.
- Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Research Team. 2019. Resistance to antibiotic drugs. Video. Nairobi, Kenya: Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Research Team.
For more information, contact Arshnee Moodley (a.moodley@cgiar.org), antimicrobial resistance team leader at ILRI, or visit the website of the ILRI-hosted CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub.
