The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2016

Surveillance report

27 Feb 2018

Publication series: EU summary report on AMR in zoonotic bacteria

Time period covered: 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016

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This report covers data on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria in 2016, submitted by 28 EU Member States. Resistance in bacterial isolates of zoonotic Salmonella and Campylobacter from humans, animals and food, and resistance in indicator Escherichia coli as well as in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from animals and food were addressed and analysed jointly by ECDC and EFSA.

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