Antiseptics, disinfectants and sanitisers played an important role in antibiotic resistance, said Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Research Director J.P.S. Gill.
Dr. Gill inaugurated a week-long training course on ‘Role of Veterinarian in One Health Approach: Capacity building for mitigation of emerging zoonoses and superbugs’ at the NTR University of Veterinary Sciences at Gannavaram here on Monday.
Dr. Gill, who is an authority on epidemiology and member of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), said that the indiscriminate use of antiseptics, disinfectants and sanitisers was also contributing to various microbes developing resistance to antibiotics and becoming superbugs. He spoke about the impact of antimicrobial resistance on emerging concept of ‘one-health’ (integrated approach to animal and human health).
Experts in the field of one-health from all over the country will deliver lectures to veterinary science trainees. Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health head T Srinivasa Rao, quoting a World Health Organisation study, said that 75% of the diseases that affected humans were either transmitted from animals or animal products.
He said some of the top scientists in the country would give lectures during the training course.
Kerala experience
VPH Veterinary College, Thrissur, Professor Dr. B Sunil would share experiences of tackling anti-microbial resistance in Kerala and the various strategies taken up by his government to reduce it.
ICMR senior scientist Sandeep Ghatak spoke about his work on genome epidemiological studies of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria and the transmission dynamics of drug resistance at the interface of humans, animals and environment.
Veterinary scientists G.B. Pant, Agricultural University scientist V.D.P. Rao, E Raghava Rao and K. Sudhakar Rao would deliver lectures on antimicrobial resistance.