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UN to host meeting on antimicrobial resistance
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Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the world’s most significant health threats.

Delegates expected to address seriousness of the situation

A high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance will be held in New York this week as part of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Global leaders will meet tomorrow (21 September) to commit to fighting antimicrobial disease together.

It is only the fourth time in the history of the UN that a health topic has been discussed at the General Assembly. The others were HIV, Ebola and non-communicable diseases.

Speaking to Scientific American, Keiji Fukada - a special representative of the WHO Director General for Antimicrobial Resistance - said the meeting is designed to elevate the discourse on antibiotic resistance and signal it as high priority.

“The previous discussions have been held at the level of ministers of health and agriculture, but this meeting will take this up to the level of Prime Ministers and Presidents,” he said.

Antimicrobial resistance has become one of the world’s most significant health threats, endangering other major priorities like human development.
Across the globe, many common infections are growing resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them, resulting in prolonged illness and increased deaths.

Earlier this year, scientists detected resistance to a last-line antibiotic called colistin in animals and human beings in China. The resistant gene was found on a plasmid - a DNA strand that can be easily transferred between different strains of bacteria.

At tomorrow’s meeting, delegates are expected to address the seriousness and scope of antimicrobial resistance and to agree on sustainable, multi-sectoral approaches to addressing the situation.

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.