Modelling the impact of curtailing antibiotic usage in food animals on antibiotic resistance in humans

Consumption of antibiotics in food animals is increasing worldwide and is approaching, if not already surpassing, the volume consumed by humans. It is often suggested that reducing the volume of antibiotics consumed by food animals could have public health benefits. Although this notion is widely re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. A. D. van Bunnik, M. E. J. Woolhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.161067