TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials: Horses
AU - EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, null
AU - Nielsen, Søren Saxmose
AU - Bicout, Dominique Joseph
AU - Calistri, Paolo
AU - Canali, Elisabetta
AU - Drewe, Julian Ashley
AU - Garin-Bastuji, Bruno
AU - Gonzales Rojas, Jose Luis
AU - Gortazar Schmidt, Christian
AU - Herskin, Mette
AU - Michel, Virginie
AU - Miranda Chueca, Miguel Angel
AU - Padalino, Barbara
AU - Pasquali, Paolo
AU - Roberts, Helen Clare
AU - Sihvonen, Liisa Helena
AU - Spoolder, Hans
AU - Stahl, Karl
AU - Velarde, Antonio
AU - Viltrop, Arvo
AU - Winckler, Christoph
AU - Dewulf, Jeroen
AU - Guardabassi, Luca
AU - Hilbert, Friederike
AU - Mader, Rodolphe
AU - Baldinelli, Francesca
AU - Alvarez, Julio
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Abstract In this opinion, the antimicrobial-resistant bacteria responsible for transmissible diseases that constitute a threat to the health of horses have been assessed. The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collected via an extensive literature review and expert judgement. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. A global state of play of antimicrobial-resistant Actinobacillus equuli, Dermatophilus congolensis, Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pasteurella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhodococcus equi, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae/equisimilis and Streptococcus equi subsp. equi and subsp. zooepidemicus has been provided. Among those bacteria, EFSA identified E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and R. equi with more than 66resistant bacteria in the EU, given their importance as causative agents of clinical disease in horses and the significant levels of resistance to clinically relevant antimicrobials. The animal health impact of these ‘most relevant’ bacteria as well as their eligibility of being listed and categorised within the animal health law framework will be assessed in separate scientific opinions.
AB - Abstract In this opinion, the antimicrobial-resistant bacteria responsible for transmissible diseases that constitute a threat to the health of horses have been assessed. The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collected via an extensive literature review and expert judgement. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. A global state of play of antimicrobial-resistant Actinobacillus equuli, Dermatophilus congolensis, Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pasteurella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhodococcus equi, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae/equisimilis and Streptococcus equi subsp. equi and subsp. zooepidemicus has been provided. Among those bacteria, EFSA identified E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and R. equi with more than 66resistant bacteria in the EU, given their importance as causative agents of clinical disease in horses and the significant levels of resistance to clinically relevant antimicrobials. The animal health impact of these ‘most relevant’ bacteria as well as their eligibility of being listed and categorised within the animal health law framework will be assessed in separate scientific opinions.
KW - antimicrobial resistance
KW - animal health law
KW - extensive literature review
KW - horse
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.7112
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.7112
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34987627
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 43
JO - E F S A Journal
JF - E F S A Journal
SN - 1831-4732
IS - 12
M1 - e07112
ER -