This presentation focus’ on neglected Zoonoses and discuss’ the One Health approach, which aims to control the neglected Zoonoses and hereby attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment.

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"Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global public health. While antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can arise in many different environments, environments with heavy antibiotic use, such as livestock farms and hospitals, are of particular concern. ARGs can then spread to human pathogens via horizontal gene transfer and the inhalation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria presents a particularly dangerous route of exposure. Thus, a recent study characterized the resistome found in the fine particulate matter from hospital air. The hospital airborne particulate samples had nearly twice the ARG abundance of ambient urban air samples, and up to 30% of the hospital microbiome was from human-associated sources, which highlights the risk of potentially resistant pathogens. The resistome varied with clinical activities; in particular the abundance of β-lactam ARGs was associated with the number of in-ward β-lactam resistant cases..."

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Antimicrobial resistance is a critical threat to human and animal health. Animal production systems, with their often-heavy use of antibiotics, are a major driver of antibiotic resistance globally. The resistome is the collection of antibiotic resistance genes in a population of bacteria and is a window into the accumulation of antibiotic resistance in a system. A recent study compared the resistomes of an industrialized intensive pig farming system and a traditional extensive farming system. The extensive systems have lower animal densities, outdoor housing, older age at slaughter, and – critically – less antibiotic use compared to the intensive systems. Researchers examined the metagenomes of the pigs’ intestinal microbiomes, the environment on the farm, and the slurry of pig waste. Compared with extensive farms, intensive farms had a higher abundance of antibiotic resistance genes. The class of antibiotics used correlated with the category of resistance genes observed..."

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A complete guide to teaching a one-semester course on planetary health at the high school or middle school level. Includes all lectures, activities, and additional resources for educators.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Behind every plant is a community of microbes that support its growth, development, and evolution. Currently, these communities are in danger. Overpopulation, overconsumption, and intensive agriculture are seriously altering the plant microbiome. Signature changes include community imbalance and loss of resilience among plant microbes, and increased resistance to antibiotics, which could result in the emergence of new plant as well as human pathogens. Curbing these effects will require increased effort among microbiome scientists to understand the drivers of systemic shifts and among citizens to acknowledge and reduce their footprint on the planet..."

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