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Keck N, Treilles M, Gordoncillo M, Ivette OLI, Dauphin G, Dorado-Garcia A, Eckford S, Kabali E, Gourlaouen M, Latronico F, Lubroth J, Sumption K, Song J, Mouillé B. A systematic approach toward progressive improvement of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems in food and agriculture sectors. Front Vet Sci 2023; 9:1057040. [PMID: 36825205 PMCID: PMC9941986 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1057040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The first Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), published in 2016, identified the need to develop capacity for AMR surveillance and monitoring in food and agriculture sectors. As part of this effort, FAO has developed the "Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems" (FAO-ATLASS) to assist countries in systematically assessing their AMR surveillance system in food and agriculture. FAO-ATLASS includes two different modules for surveillance and laboratory assessment. Each module includes two questionnaires that collect either qualitative or semi-quantitative data to describe and score the performance of national AMR surveillance system data production network, data collection and analysis, governance, communication and overall sustainability in a standardized manner. Based on information captured in the questionnaire by trained assessors (1) tables and figures describing the outputs of the surveillance system are automatically generated (2) a Progressive Improvement Pathway (PIP) stage, ranging from "1-limited" to "5-sustainable", is assigned to each laboratory assessed in the country, each area of the surveillance system and also to the overarching national AMR surveillance system. FAO-ATLASS allows national authorities to implement a strategic stepwise approach to improving their AMR surveillance systems via the FAO-ATLASS PIP system and provides an evidence base for actions and advocacy. The implementation of FAO-ATLASS at regional and global levels can contribute to harmonize and better coordinate strategies aimed at implementing an integrated AMR surveillance system under the One Health approach.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Keck
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Mary Gordoncillo
- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Ouoba Labia Irène Ivette
- Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Accra, Ghana
| | - Gwenaëlle Dauphin
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Emmanuel Kabali
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Morgane Gourlaouen
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Francesca Latronico
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Juan Lubroth
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Keith Sumption
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Junxia Song
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy
| | - Béatrice Mouillé
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, Italy,*Correspondence: Béatrice Mouillé ✉
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