ArticlePloS one2017
Antimicrobial Use and Veterinary Care among Agro-Pastoralists in Northern Tanzania.
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- Bridging knowledge and practice gaps in antimicrobial stewardship among veterinary professionals in Zambia's poultry sector: a mixed-methods pre-post intervention study.Frontiers in antibiotics · 2026Article
- Formal and informal antimicrobial trade and usage in farmed animals of the urban area of Lomé, Togo.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial resistance awareness and food safety concerns among rural households in Zimbabwe.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
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- Antibiotic use in rural Kenyan livestock: navigating misuse, experience gaps and AMR risks.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2025Article
- Piloting an Information and Communication Technology Tool to Help Addressing the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance in Low-Income Countries.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Antibiotic prescription, dispensing and use in humans and livestock in East Africa: does morality have a role to play?Monash bioethics review · 2024Article
- Exploring drivers of self-treatment with antibiotics in three agricultural communities of northern Tanzania.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Article
- Veterinary Drug Residues in the Food Chain as an Emerging Public Health Threat: Sources, Analytical Methods, Health Impacts, and Preventive Measures.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Wastewater and environmental sampling holds potential for antimicrobial resistance surveillance in food-producing animals - a pilot study in South African abattoirs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Explanatory models and animal health-seeking behavior for East Coast fever in rural Kenya: an ethnographic study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- A one health approach to tackling AMR and why gender matters: findings from pastoralist communities in Tanzania.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Social and ecological determinants of antimicrobial resistance in Africa: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Review
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Abstract
Frequent and unregulated use of antimicrobials (AM) in livestock requires public health attention as a likely selection pressure for resistant bacteria. Studies among small-holders, who own a large percentage of the world's livestock, are vital for understanding how practices involving AM use might influence resistance. We present a cultural-ecological mixed-methods analysis to explore sectors of veterinary care, loosely regulated AM use, and human exposure to AMs through meat and milk consumption across three rural to peri-urban Tanzanian ethnic groups (N = 415 households). Reported use of self-administered AMs varied by ethnic group (Maasai: 74%, Arusha: 21%, Chagga: 1%) as did consultation with professional veterinarians (Maasai: 36%, Arusha: 45%, Chagga: 96%) and observation of withdrawal of meat and milk from consumption during and following AM treatment (Maasai: 7%, Arusha: 72%, Chagga: 96%). The antibiotic oxytetracycline was by far the most common AM in this sample. Within ethnic groups, herd composition differences, particularly size of small-stock and cattle herds, were most strongly associated with differences in lay AM use. Among the Arusha, proxies for urbanization, including owning transportation and reliance on "zero-grazing" herds had the strongest positive associations with veterinarian consultation, while distance to urban centers was negatively associated. For Maasai, consultation was negatively associated with use of traditional healers or veterinary drug-shops. Observation of withdrawal was most strongly associated with owning technology among Maasai while Arusha observance displayed seasonal differences. This "One-Health" analysis suggests that livelihood and cultural niche factors, through their association with practices in smallholder populations, provide insight into the selection pressures that may contribute to the evolution and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance.
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