Chapter 7 Antimicrobial Resistant Genes and Organisms as Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Addressing Global Public Health Risks

Antimicrobial agents are an essential part of the global health care system. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens their utility and is an ever-growing public health problem. The “One Health” approach is a cornerstone of public health and involves including human, animal, and environmental health into the analysis of the problem and into proposed solutions at local, national, and global scales. However, environmental health has been …