Proposed Initiatives from the USDA Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan

May 6, 2015 — 

In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan to guide future activities related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Action Plan outlines USDA’s current activities and proposes a comprehensive, integrated approach for future activities that includes surveillance; research and development; and education, extension, and outreach. The USDA Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health has published an info sheet to briefly describe initiatives proposed in the USDA’s Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan that the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) might be involved in and provides a tentative timetable for implementing the proposed initiatives.