Antimicrobial resistance in the globalized food chain: A One Health perspective applied to the poultry industry

M de Mesquita Souza Saraiva, K Lim… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major global public health crisis. The food animal
industry will face escalating challenges to increase productivity while minimizing AMR, since …

Antibiotic resistant bacteria in wildlife: Perspectives on trends, acquisition and dissemination, data gaps, and future directions

AM Ramey, CA Ahlstrom - Journal of wildlife diseases, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment has potential negative
economic and health consequences. Thus, previous investigations have targeted wild …

Increased rat-borne zoonotic disease hazard in greener urban areas

MP de Cock, A de Vries, M Fonville, HJ Esser… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban greening has benefits for both human and environmental health. However, urban
greening might also have negative effects as the abundance of wild rats, which can host and …

Insects, rodents, and pets as reservoirs, vectors, and sentinels of antimicrobial resistance

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura, N Muisa-Zikali, C Teta… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in insects, rodents, and
pets. Insects (eg, houseflies, cockroaches), rodents (rats, mice), and pets (dogs, cats) act as …

Staphylococcus aureus Epidemiology in Wildlife: A Systematic Review

CJ Heaton, GR Gerbig, LD Sensius, V Patel, TC Smith - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterial colonizer of humans and a variety of animal
species. Many strains have zoonotic potential, moving between humans and animals …

Zoonotic and vector-borne infections among urban homeless and marginalized people in the United States and Europe, 1990–2014

JH Leibler, CM Zakhour, P Gadhoke… - Vector-Borne and …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: In high-income countries, homeless individuals in urban areas often live in
crowded conditions with limited sanitation and personal hygiene. The environment of …

European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) as a natural reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying mecC in Denmark

SL Rasmussen, J Larsen, RE van Wijk, OR Jones… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives A recent study from Sweden showed that European hedgehogs may constitute a
reservoir for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but this host-parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) as possible source of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp., Vienna …

A Desvars-Larrive, W Ruppitsch, S Lepuschitz… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are an important wildlife species in cities, where
they live in close proximity to humans. However, few studies have investigated their role as …

The Epidemiology of Animal-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

M Kasela, M Ossowski, E Dzikoń, K Ignatiuk, Ł Wlazło… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains an important etiological factor
of human and animal infectious diseases, causing significant economic losses not only in …

“They're always there”: resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood

KA Byers, SM Cox, R Lam, CG Himsworth - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background The presence of urban rats in the neighbourhood environment may negatively
impact the physical and mental health of residents. Our study sought to describe the …