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http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci...tibioticos/elpepusoc/20111117elpepusoc_19/Tes
Spanish to English translation
More than 25,000 people die each year in Europe by the resistance to antibiotics
The EU claims that the delivery of preventive antibiotics in animals and plants increases resistance to these drugs in people who consume meat and vegetables
VICEN? Moline | Brussels 17/11/2011
Overuse of antibiotics and irresponsible, and this generates resistance in bacteria that wants to fight, cause 25,000 deaths a year. Furthermore, additional costs to the health of European Union countries account for 1,500 million euros, according to data published yesterday by the European Commission, facing the European Day against the Resistance to Antibiotics, which is celebrated today.
"Stop giving antibiotics to farm animals is dangerous"
Europe speaks of antibiotics
Antibiotics, just the right time
Health Commissioner and EU Consumer, John Dalli has defended the importance of combating this problem, increasingly common in the old continent. This has presented an action plan against antibiotic resistance. The "recipe" consists of 12 general measures to alleviate this problem. Broadly, the proposals are grouped into three directions: to inform about the dangers of irresponsible use of antibiotics, regulating and promoting research.
A part of the abusive use of antibiotics is done by many physicians and patients, a major cause of resistance to antibiotics is excessive and irresponsible use made of them in the livestock sector and agriculture . Many farms have generalized the supply of antibiotics to animals and plants preventively. Are injected or mixed with the fodder of all animals even if no ill. This will save many problems of medical checks and losses undetected infections early. Antibiotics, however, reach the stores in the vegetables or meat of treated animals and end up increasing the resistance of people who consume it. The Commissioner proposes to amend the laws on veterinary medicine as well as introducing new rules to stop this irresponsible use of antibiotics.
Research is another solution proposed by the Commission. His plan is to investigate and thus new antibiotics to which bacteria have not yet become immune and to use them rationally . In turn, suggests research in the areas of diagnosis and vaccination, with the aim of making a more selective use of antibiotics or even be able to do without them.
These purposes seem to have little future research in an era of cutbacks and austerity but the commissioner Dalli has defended the strong commitment of several European countries in relation to these developments , especially France and Germany.
The contradictions between the regulation and research are clear: to control and limit the use of antibiotics by law will reduce their consumption and, therefore, the development of new compounds will not be as profitable. This is coupled with the price increasing to find new antibiotics and are able to fight bacteria that have already become resistant to these. Therefore, Dalli proposes greater collaboration with industry, ie more funds for research, to encourage laboratories to investigate in this sector. It has also highlighted the importance of pedagogy with veterinarians, physicians and patients to ensure responsible use of existing antibiotics
Spanish to English translation
More than 25,000 people die each year in Europe by the resistance to antibiotics
The EU claims that the delivery of preventive antibiotics in animals and plants increases resistance to these drugs in people who consume meat and vegetables
VICEN? Moline | Brussels 17/11/2011
Overuse of antibiotics and irresponsible, and this generates resistance in bacteria that wants to fight, cause 25,000 deaths a year. Furthermore, additional costs to the health of European Union countries account for 1,500 million euros, according to data published yesterday by the European Commission, facing the European Day against the Resistance to Antibiotics, which is celebrated today.
"Stop giving antibiotics to farm animals is dangerous"
Europe speaks of antibiotics
Antibiotics, just the right time
Health Commissioner and EU Consumer, John Dalli has defended the importance of combating this problem, increasingly common in the old continent. This has presented an action plan against antibiotic resistance. The "recipe" consists of 12 general measures to alleviate this problem. Broadly, the proposals are grouped into three directions: to inform about the dangers of irresponsible use of antibiotics, regulating and promoting research.
A part of the abusive use of antibiotics is done by many physicians and patients, a major cause of resistance to antibiotics is excessive and irresponsible use made of them in the livestock sector and agriculture . Many farms have generalized the supply of antibiotics to animals and plants preventively. Are injected or mixed with the fodder of all animals even if no ill. This will save many problems of medical checks and losses undetected infections early. Antibiotics, however, reach the stores in the vegetables or meat of treated animals and end up increasing the resistance of people who consume it. The Commissioner proposes to amend the laws on veterinary medicine as well as introducing new rules to stop this irresponsible use of antibiotics.
Research is another solution proposed by the Commission. His plan is to investigate and thus new antibiotics to which bacteria have not yet become immune and to use them rationally . In turn, suggests research in the areas of diagnosis and vaccination, with the aim of making a more selective use of antibiotics or even be able to do without them.
These purposes seem to have little future research in an era of cutbacks and austerity but the commissioner Dalli has defended the strong commitment of several European countries in relation to these developments , especially France and Germany.
The contradictions between the regulation and research are clear: to control and limit the use of antibiotics by law will reduce their consumption and, therefore, the development of new compounds will not be as profitable. This is coupled with the price increasing to find new antibiotics and are able to fight bacteria that have already become resistant to these. Therefore, Dalli proposes greater collaboration with industry, ie more funds for research, to encourage laboratories to investigate in this sector. It has also highlighted the importance of pedagogy with veterinarians, physicians and patients to ensure responsible use of existing antibiotics
