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DANMAP

In Denmark the work with antimicrobial resistance in food animals, foods, and humans is in the international forefront.

DANMAP is the Danish Programme for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from livestock, foods, and humans. The DANMAP 2006 Report is now available.

VetStat is the national system for monitoring the usage of drugs for animals.

DANMAP - the Danish Integrated Antimicrobial resistance Monitoring and Research Programme

The Danish Integrated Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Research Programme (DANMAP) was established by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Danish Ministry of Health in 1995. The objectives of the programme are to:

Monitor the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance
Monitor consumption of antimicrobial agents
Investigate associations between use of antimicrobial agents in animals and humans and occurrence of resistance among bacteria from animals, foods, and humans

DANMAP report annually on the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic, indicator, and pathogenic bacteria from animals, foods, and humans in Denmark.

Further information:

National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark:

Hanne-Dorthe Emborg, hde@food.dtu.dk
Frank M. Aarestrup, faa@food.dtu.dk
Vibeke Frøkjær Jensen, vfj@food.dtu.dk

National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark:

Flemming Bager, flb@vet.dtu.dk

Statens Serum Institut:

Niels Frimodt-Møller, nfm@ssi.dk
Anette M. Hammerum, ama@ssi.dk

Danish Medicines Agency:

Jan Poulsen, jpo@dkma.dk

Danish Veterinary and Food Administration:

Justin C. Ajufo, jca@fvst.dk

Annette Cleveland Nielsen, acln@fvst.dk