Impact of antimicrobial use and antibiotic resistant pathogens in aquatic products - An Indian perspective

摘要

Among the animal food production sector, aquaculture represents a large share of the global antimicrobial consumption as the industry shows an unprecedented growth by means of intensification. The higher production pressure inevitably results in the loss due to overstress and diseases. Thus for limiting morbidity and mortality, practice of indiscriminate use of antibiotics within the aquaculture system became more common. This contributes to the emergence and transmission of drug resistance in both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms, posing a severe health risk to the human consumer. Moreover, transboundary diffusion of drug-resistant pathogens occurs at greater pace, thatwill seriously impact the seafood trade also. Thus, key action plans are required to control antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by means of proper surveillance of the entire food chain. This review takes a look at the potentially growing contribution of the aquaculture industry to the universal burden of AMR and the important preventive measures.