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I agree with you on high density confinement livestock production. But is there evidence of antibiotic resistant strains in animals causing issues for humans?
by bequanna 3y ago
I agree with you on high density confinement livestock production. But is there evidence of antibiotic resistant strains in animals causing issues for humans?
- rtkwe 3y agoThere are a number of bacteria that have made the jump from animals to people so creating a huge breeding pool for very antibiotic resistant bacteria that have generated human viruses in the past seems like a poor choice.
- kungfufrog 3y agoDo you mean bacteria? Viruses are not treated by antibiotics.
- rando_dfad 3y agoYes, a quick google turned up these: Antibiotic Resistance from the Farm to the Table. September 11, 2014. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/from-farm-to-table.html http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/from-farm-to-table.html. Accessed September 14, 2015. https://www.who.int/news/item/07-11-2017-stop-using-antibiotics-in-healthy-animals-to-prevent-the-spread-of-antibiotic-resistance https://www.who.int/news/item/07-11-2017-stop-using-antibiot... ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE—LINKING HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114485/ Much of modern medicine depends on antibiotics. The above resources give clear and compelling evidence that overuse of antibiotics in livestock is associated with increases in drug-resistant infections in humans.