Protecting our future – slowing the spread

Preventing infection and controlling disease is one of the best actions we can take to slow the development of antibiotic resistance. Prevention can be achieved through measures such as vaccination, good hygiene and only using antibiotics when needed and as prescribed. These principles apply to people, pets and livestock.

Articles

• Reducing the risks of antimicrobial resistance

• Is the post-antibiotic era here now? 

• Global report on antimicrobial resistance

• Antimicrobial resistance – a context for learning

• The environmental fate of chemicals – a context for learning

Media

• MPI antimicrobial resistance – for pet owners – YouTube video (Ministry for Primary Industries)

• Antimicrobial resistance – YouTube video (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

• How to help slow the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria – video

Image: Illustration of antibiotic resistance in pets, Ministry for Primary Industries.