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Posted 12 Mar 2024

Updated 27 Mar 2024

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  • The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched INFAAR in 2017.   
    • Its undertakes surveillance of AMR in the aquaculture and veterinary sector.
    • AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.
    • AMR has been accelerated due to misuse and overuse of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and plants. Eg: Oxytocin misused in dairy sector. 
       
  • Key Highlights of the report
    • In both sectors, very low resistance was seen to some of the antibiotics which are not in great use. Ex chloramphenicol.
    • Staphylococcus showed extremely high resistance (60%+) to penicillin in the fisheries sector. 
    • In the livestock sector E coli and Staphylococci exhibited higher resistance.  
      • Antibiotic usage may be higher among organized and contractual farming.
         
  • India’s Initiatives to tackle AMR
    • National Action Plan on AMR (2017).
    • AMR Surveillance Network.
    • National One Health Program for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses.
    • Integrated One Health Surveillance Network for Antimicrobial Resistance.
  • Tags :
  • AMR
  • ICAR
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • FAO
  • Fisheries Sector
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