Zoonotic Risks and Antibiotic Resistance Trends
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics in Animal Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 600
Special Issue Editor
2. CIISA- Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: veterinary microbiology; infectious diseases antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; One Health
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Dear Colleagues,
Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans and vice versa. They are caused by all types of pathogenic agents, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, and viruses. Various factors, such as human demography, ecological change, and climate change, are responsible for the emergence of zoonoses. In recent years, an increase in the development of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, especially foodborne zoonotic bacteria, has been observed. One important zoonotic concern is the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, which has been aggravated by the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials agents. Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem that must be conducted under the One Health approach at the human–animal–environment interface.
This Special Issue on “Zoonotic risks and Antibiotics Resistance Trends” invites the submission of research on the human–animal–environment interface, including research that investigates the epidemiology of zoonotic transmission, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance trends. Manuscripts about bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses are particularly encouraged. Additionally, the epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant determinants and virulence of ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) pathogens are welcomed.
Dr. Adriana Belas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zoonoses
- ESKAPE pathogens
- antimicrobial resistance
- risk factors
- companion animals
- exotic animals
- wildlife
- food-production animals
- environment
- One Health
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