The European Food Safety Authority and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are holding a conference on the fight against antibiotic resistance on Monday 15 May 2017 at 13:30 - 16:30 in the lecture hall of Icelandic Genetics at Sturlugata 8 in Reykjavík.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the main threats to public health, food security and development in the world today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Mortality from multi-susceptible bacteria has increased and it is estimated that infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause around 700 thousand deaths worldwide each year, of which 25 thousand in Europe. What is the status of antibiotic resistance in Iceland and in Europe and how can a further increase in drug-resistant bacteria be prevented?