SAPUVET AND SAPUVETNET Projects; A CONTRIBUTION
TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MORE
PRUDENT USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS.
Authors
SAPUVETNET project. Universidade de Evora. Polo da Mitra. 7002-554. Evora (Portugal).
Contact: S. Górniak ([email protected]); C. Ortega ([email protected]); M. Vilhena ([email protected])
SAPUVET philosophy:
A contribution towards advancement of
education in
Veterinary Public Health (VPH)
Through mutual cooperation between the
European Union and Latin America
SAPUVET and SAPUVETNET III (n. DCI-LA/2008/75) are a series of projects, co-financed under the EU ALFA programme for
the last 8 years, aimed to support an Veterinary Public Health (VPH) educational network.Latin-American and European
Veterinary schools and some international organizations are contributing to the success of the project
RESULTS OF THE PROJECT
Proposal of a common VPH curriculum,
Design of teaching material such as videos, case studies and a manual on VPH,
Organization of some e-conferences
Design and publication of the “One Health” journal
Elaboration of a free domaine web site: http://www.sapuvetnet.org
KNOWLEDGE OF THE USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED RESISTANCE HAS BEEN AN
IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE AND A CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
VPH manual
SAPUVET network
use of antimicrobial related products
Journal
Newsletter
Manuscript: “the problem of
antibiotics’ resistance
in public health”
e- conferences Case studies
Development of the chapter
“Bacterial resistance; control strategies,
good practices and
prudent use of antimicrobials”
/web-site
Comments and discussions about
resistant microorganisms took
place into the group
LOCAL PRACTICES IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH,
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE USE OF MEDICATIONS
AND RESISTANCE TO ANTMICROBIALS: CONSEQUENCES
IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PRUDENT USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS
IN ANIMALS: SOLUTION
OR UTOPIA?
Multiresistant Salmonella enterica Thyphimurium in
human and animal populations
Multiresistance to antibiotics of porcine origin
Relapsed multirresistant infection in a Golden dog
Residum of antimicrobial substances in bovine
mest and viscera
Some opinions
defend that the
use of certain specific
antimicrobials as additives
makes sense in some
circumstances, as long as it is done
with serious and strict control
All professionals agree
that veterinarians should work
towards sanitary planning
and in preventive medicine
to avoid the use of
antimicrobials
A series of case studies regarding health problems
linked to the use of antimicrobials have been included
in the learning materials
There is concern regarding the inappropriate use of other chemical
products and their relationship with antimicrobial resistance.
The group agrees with the most correct use of the term “antimicrobials” to describe
any substance that kills microorganisms, including natural compounds, produced
or not by microorganisms and synthetic antimicrobial compounds,
instead of the more restricted term, “antibiotic”
There are differences in the use
of antimicrobials in various countries,
particularly considering the different
approaches towards animal health
management and hygiene.
Regulation of the use of antimicrobials from
the legal standpoint and surveillance
programs are necessary.
Ethics of health workers are the key
to solving the problem.
The opinions expressed by the group are not necessarily the opinions of the EU or those of the Alfa program