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The third publication of the One Health Report brings together antibiotic resistance and consumption data from humans and animals, combined with data on antibiotic resistance in food and antimicrobial substances in the environment.

The data presented in this report is from 2014 to 2019.

A One Health approach to tackling AMR is needed as bacteria carrying resistance genes are present in, and spread between, people, animals, food, and the environment.

This report:

• uses a One Health approach by bringing together different sources of data across people, animals, food and the environment.
• identifies the antibiotic resistance levels in four key bacteria in animals, in humans and in retail meat.
• enables antibiotic usage and resistance patterns to be interpreted in the context of what is happening across all the sectors, for example allowing us to assess the occurrence of resistance along the food chain.
• adds context to the surveillance data by providing information on control measures in place across the sectors to reduce the risk of bacterial transmission and on policy decisions taken to tackle antibiotic resistance.
• provides progress updates on the ten recommendations made in the 2015 One Health Report.

You can find the two previous One Health Reports below:

• 2015 - UK one health report: antibiotics use in humans and animals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• 2019 - UK one health report: antibiotics use in humans and animals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)