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Act now – Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

 
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Act now – Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

Workshop Report of a workshop held in Brussels on November 7, 2018

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Vidaurre, Rodrigo; Nicole Adler and Anette Küster 2019: Act now – Antibiotics and Antibiotic resistance in the environment. Workshop Report of a workshop held in Brussels on November 7, 2018. Ecologic Institute, German Environment Agency: Berlin, Dessau-Roßlau.

On 7 November 2018, an international workshop titled "Act Now - Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment" was held in Brussels, Belgium. The over 50 participants included representatives from the EU Parliament, national regulatory agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, the water industry, and NGOs, amongst others. This report presents key points of the plenary presentations, summarises the main points of the first podium discussion, and provides an overview of the discussions in the three World Café tables. The workshop agenda is included in Annex I, and the list of participants in Annex II. The report is available for download.

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Language
English
Authorship
Nicole Adler (Federal Environment Agency)
Anette Küster (Federal Environment Agency)
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20 pp.
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Keywords
Medicinal and veterinary drugs, antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, one health, options for action, prevention measures, background paper
Europe