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AgVetLink April 2005 

Antibiotic Resistance Expert Panel

The Antibiotic Resistance Expert Panel has now met four times in their consideration of the impact of antibiotic use in animals and horticulture on the development of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens.  Good progress is being made on the writing of the report and the Panel is on track to present a draft to the Steering Group at the beginning of June for their consideration and comment.  

Some Panel members have been getting out of the meeting room and making trips to meet with industry to get a better understanding and appreciation of how antibiotic use works in industry and how sampling occurs. This information will be used mainly as background to the development of a surveillance programme. The ‘field trips’ have been invaluable, especially for the Panel members who work in a human health environment.