Ban on nontherapeutic uses considered
A hearing before a congressional subcommittee this summer looked at the extent to which antimicrobial use in animal agriculture may be contributing to the ineffectiveness of antimicrobial drugs used in human medicine.
It was the third hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health on the overall threat of antimicrobial resistance to public health—an issue that’s been called one of the greatest health care challenges of modern time.
This latest hearing, held July 14, brought together physicians and veterinarians who offered conflicting analyses of the degree to which they believe resistant pathogens are moving through the food supply. Read More…
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