Tag: antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance, a key component of One Health

by Alejandro Sanchez
November 25, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent topics that needs to be addressed in the One Health field. At the end of anti-microbial awareness week 2022, I want to discuss how addressing this “wicked problem” requires a multi-pronged ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: Amr, Antimicrobial Resistance, Circular Health, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health At UF

Using antibiotics properly

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 8, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been dubbed the silent pandemic over the past couple of years and this term is growing in popularity. According to the World Health Organization, “AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Circular Health, One Health, One Health Center

Anti-Microbial Resistance: A Systemic Problem with Systemic Solutions

by One Health Center of Excellence
November 24, 2021

Following up on the last blog post about the OHSA event on Anti-Microbial Resistance, I would like to spend some words discussing how AMR is a systemic problem that requires systemic solutions using the Sustainable Development Goals as reference ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Amr, Antimicrobial Resistance, One Health, One Health At UF

OHSA Tackles Antimicrobial Resistance with Interdisciplinary Panel

by One Health Center of Excellence
November 16, 2021

On November 1st, the One Health Student Association hosted an interdisciplinary panel on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to dive deep into and promote awareness on the growing issue. Esteemed panelists included a wide range of UF faculty: Dr. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Amr, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Microbiology, One Health, One Health At UF

Antimicrobial Resistance and the Need for Multidisciplinarity

by One Health Center of Excellence
August 26, 2021

What Do We Want? A Multidisciplinary Approach to AMR Research. When Do We Want It? Now! The problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex and multifaceted one. AMR is caused by pathogenic bacteria that are genetically evolved enough ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Drugs, One Health

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Young Microbiologist’s Perspective

by One Health Center of Excellence
August 19, 2021

History of Antibiotics Good and bad bacteria live all around us. They exist inside human bodies, animal bodies, food, and in almost every last crevice of the environment. Some bacterial species help us digest our food while others make us sick; ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Amr, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Circular Health

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