Anglo-Canadian AMR Research Network

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most significant global health challenges, which could lead to millions of annual death from drug-resistant diseases. However, the mechanisms for AMR spread among bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses between sources is still poorly understood due to its complexity. Many routes of AMR transmission can occur between the environment, humans, and animals. Managed agricultural environments may be key sources of AMR, impacting receiving environments, livestock and humans through a variety of pathways. The aim of the Anglo-Canadian Collaboration on Antimicrobial resistance (ACCAMR) is to act as a joint leading voice for the UK and Canada AMR scientific community by taking a transdisciplinary approach to understand the complexity and diversity of AMR sources, pathways, and receptors in managed agricultural environments.