TY - JOUR AU - Ducrot, Christian AU - Hobeika, Alexandre AU - Lienhardt, Christian AU - Wieland, Barbara AU - Dehays, Charlotte AU - Delabouglise, Alexis AU - Bordier, Marion AU - Goutard, Flavie AU - Patel, Ekta AU - Figuié, Muriel AU - Peyre, Marisa AU - Moodley, Arshnee AU - Roger, François T1 - Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa—How to Relieve the Burden on Family Farmers T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 10 SP - 2515 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although currently available data indicate that Africa has the lowest usage of antimicrobials in animals in the world (adjusted by animal biomass), data show a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens isolated from animals and animal products. Apart from the lack of solid data on antimicrobial use in many countries in Africa, different hypotheses could explain this situation. Qualitative interviews of farmers show a lack of knowledge and uninformed use of antimicrobials. Considering the development of animal farming to meet an increasing demand for proteins, this deficiency represents a serious public health issue. We advocate for policies that consider the specific challenges faced by family farmers in Africa, to simultaneously improve access to veterinary drugs while strengthening the regulation of their use. We propose a global approach targeting the agri-food system, offering innovative social and technical interventions on antimicrobial usage, adapted to family farmers. KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - antimicrobials KW - Africa KW - antibiotic resistance KW - family farmers KW - farms animals DO - 10.3201/eid2710.210076 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/10/21-0076_article ER - End of Reference