Antimicrobial dogmas, misconceptions and barriers

11/18/24 • 19 min

As part of World AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) Awareness Week (WAAW), Dr. Scott Weese outlines some dogmas, misconceptions and barriers that are commonly encountered in antimicrobial treatment of companion animals (and beyond).

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Andy Gibson and Ian Battersby from Mission Rabies join Scott Weese to talk about canine rabies and Mission Rabies's international efforts to control this virus, that kills ~59,000 people a year.
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Should we use antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent disease?
No...except when we need to.
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