AusSMC NEWS BRIEFING: Superbugs in Aussie pets and livestock

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*BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE* The first nationwide survey of antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria in Australian companion and production animals has found low rates of resistance to critically important drugs – comparing very favourably with other countries around the world. The report is good news for Australia as, around the world, fears grow about the development of drug-resistant superbugs in animals, with the potential to spread to humans. The findings will be reported at a one-day symposium on Friday marking the official launch of the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology (ACARE). Join us for this online briefing, when experts from ACARE, the University of Adelaide and Murdoch University will discuss the survey, its results, the new centre and what all this means for Australians.

News release

From: Australian Science Media Centre

The briefing will discuss the following issues:

The results of the survey
What does this mean for Australian consumers - is buying Australian safer?
What does this mean for Australian agriculture?
What does this mean for Australian pet-owners?
The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology (ACARE)

Speakers:

Associate Professor Darren Trott is project leader of the Australia-wide survey and inaugural Director of ACARE at the University of Adelaide
Professor John Turnidge is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide and Senior Medical Advisor to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Dr Christopher McDevitt is a Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide and Deputy Director of ACARE
Dr Sam Abraham is a Lecturer in Veterinary & Medical Infectious Disease at Murdoch University, and also worked on the survey

Date: 22 Jun 2016
Start Time: 12 noon AEST
Duration: Approx 45 min
Venue: Online

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