EFSA Journal (Dec 2021)

Assessment of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials: rabbits

  • EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW),
  • Søren Saxmose Nielsen,
  • Dominique Joseph Bicout,
  • Paolo Calistri,
  • Elisabetta Canali,
  • Julian Ashley Drewe,
  • Bruno Garin‐Bastuji,
  • Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas,
  • Christian Gortazar Schmidt,
  • Mette Herskin,
  • Virginie Michel,
  • Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca,
  • Barbara Padalino,
  • Paolo Pasquali,
  • Helen Clare Roberts,
  • Hans Spoolder,
  • Karl Stahl,
  • Antonio Velarde,
  • Arvo Viltrop,
  • Christoph Winckler,
  • Jeroen Dewulf,
  • Luca Guardabassi,
  • Friederike Hilbert,
  • Rodolphe Mader,
  • Francesca Baldinelli,
  • Julio Alvarez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6999
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 12
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract In this opinion, the antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria responsible for transmissible diseases that constitute a threat to the health of farmed rabbits have been assessed. The assessment has been performed following a methodology based on information collected through an extensive literature review and expert judgement. Details of the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. A global state of play on antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Pasteurella multocida, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium spiroforme is provided. Among these bacteria, none were identified as being the most relevant antimicrobial‐resistant bacteria in rabbits in the EU due to the very limited scientific evidence available.

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