Skip to main content

One Health Perspectives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Medicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Therapies

Abstract

Injudicious and irrelevant use of antimicrobials for human health, hygiene, and in animal husbandry and allied fields has induced microbial resistance to wide-spectrum antimicrobials or antibiotics a condition referred to as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It is challenging for scientists, researchers, and governments to tackle these situations via novel and effective approaches. The increase in the usage of antimicrobials in sectors of animal, aquatic, human, and environment has increased the cases of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. Major drivers of AMR in these sectors are found to be mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) that transfer horizontally from one health sector to another via horizontal gene transfer (HGT) affecting the whole food chain or food web. Considering the current situation of AMR, its emergence, and its prevalence, one health approach has been characterized as a collaborative effort by multiple sectors to develop effective solutions for humans, animals, and environmental health. According to the “One Health Initiative Task Force,” the one health strategy advocates for the collaboration of many disciplines working locally, regionally, and worldwide to achieve optimal health for humans, animals, and the environment. This chapter highlights the AMR as a global concern and the effects of excess use of antimicrobial drugs in each one health sectors with major resistance drivers. Furthermore, we discuss the initiated and effective one health strategies for combating AMR in human, animal, and environmental health. Finally, glimpses of the research gap in one health and antimicrobial resistance such as sector-specific financing, research and development investments, and AMR surveillance have been addressed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the funding support under DBT-BUILDER (BT/INF/22/SP45363/2022) from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, and the DST-FIST (SR/FST/COLLEGE-/19/568) from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India implemented at Modern College, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Vinay Kumar .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Kaur, K., Barathe, P., Reddy, S., Mathur, V., Kumar, V. (2024). One Health Perspectives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance. In: Kumar, V., Shriram, V., Dey, A. (eds) Medicinal Plants and Antimicrobial Therapies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7261-6_1

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics