One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance
«Some of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association The author demonstrates her command of both the politics and the science of establishing medication guidelines throughout the book and approaches the subject with professional objectivity. Emerging Infectious Diseases Some of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. JAVMAD As a veterinarian who follows all policies on antimicrobial resistance closely, I greatly enjoyed reading this book as it provided a holistic, multidisciplinary and well-analysed perspective on the different policies followed and their consequences. For those involved in policies and research around antimicrobial resistance this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I recommend it to all libraries of medicine, veterinary science and public health schools and research centres all over the world. Veterinary Record»
Zoonoses-infectious diseases, such as SARS and mad cow, that originate in animals and spread to humans-reveal how intimately animal and human health are linked. Complicating this relationship further, when livestock are given antibiotics to increase growth, it can lead to resistant bacteria. Les mer
Kahn argues that this blame game has fueled the politics of antibiotic resistance and hindered the development of effective policies to address the worsening crisis. Combining painstaking research with unprecedented access to international data, the book analyzes the surprising outcomes of differing policy approaches to antibiotic resistance around the globe. By integrating the perspectives of both medicine and agriculture and exploring the history and science behind the widespread use of growth-promoting antibiotics, One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance examines the controversy in a unique way while offering policy recommendations that all sides can accept.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781421420042
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«Some of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association The author demonstrates her command of both the politics and the science of establishing medication guidelines throughout the book and approaches the subject with professional objectivity. Emerging Infectious Diseases Some of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. JAVMAD As a veterinarian who follows all policies on antimicrobial resistance closely, I greatly enjoyed reading this book as it provided a holistic, multidisciplinary and well-analysed perspective on the different policies followed and their consequences. For those involved in policies and research around antimicrobial resistance this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I recommend it to all libraries of medicine, veterinary science and public health schools and research centres all over the world. Veterinary Record»