Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Approach
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 564
Editors
Interests: statistics; epidemiology; microbiology; genomics; bioinformatics; infectious diseases; one health; public health
Interests: epidemiology; mastitis epidemiology and control; mammary gland immunity; antimicrobial resistance; One Health approach; public health
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Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious worldwide health concern caused by the overuse and abuse of antibiotics in several fields of application, which results in the growth of resistant microbes. AMR arises when microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) go through evolutionary processes that result in their resistance to antimicrobial drugs, such as antibiotics, which are frequently used as a treatment for those infections. To contain this ever-increasing hazard, effective and tempestive actions are required. Understanding AMR dynamics and dissemination requires broader epidemiological studies employing the most recent and sophisticated molecular tools. The One Health concept is closely related to such broader epidemiological studies that employ the so-called One Health approach as a collaborative effort of several disciplines that come together to create answers for human, animal, and environmental health rather than focusing just on only one of those fields. This Special Issue aims to gather original manuscripts addressing the diverse aspects of AMR in order to create a collection of articles that can facilitate the comprehension of such an intricate and complex topic. Research involving epidemiologic innovative approaches and technologies that consider antimicrobial resistance in a One Health context is desired, though studies involving the characterization of zoonotic pathogens’ dynamics, ecology and epidemiology are also welcome.
Dr. Valerio Massimo Sora
Prof. Dr. Alfonso Zecconi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- One Health
- antimicrobial resistance
- molecular biology
- epidemiology
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