Assessment of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials: kept fish species

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortazar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph WincklerJeroen Dewulf, Luca Guardabassi, Friederike Hilbert, Rodolphe Mader, Jesús L Romalde, Peter Smith, Francesca Baldinelli, Lisa Kohnle, Julio Alvarez

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Abstract

Abstract In this Opinion, the antimicrobial-resistant bacteria responsible for transmissible diseases that constitute a threat to the health of certain kept fish species have been assessed. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), carp (Cyprinus spp.), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), sea bream (Sparus aurata) and tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), selected as representative of the most important fish species and production systems that are commercially reared in fresh and saltwater farms, were the focus of this assessment. The assessment was performed following a methodology based on information collected by an extensive literature review and expert judgement. Details of the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate Opinion. The global state of play of antimicrobial resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas salmonicida, Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Flavobacterium columnare is provided. Among these bacteria, none was identified as being among the most relevant antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the assessed kept fish species in the EU due to the very limited scientific evidence available.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere07076
JournalEFSA Journal
Volume20
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)1-23
Number of pages23
ISSN1831-4732
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Animal Health Law
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • extensive literature review
  • fish

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