Elisabeth Pfrommer
(Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch-Institute (RKI))
Livestock farming is a major source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (AMR bacteria), which can be spread through the air, facilitating their transmission. However, it is not yet fully understood how these bacteria, as well as zoonotic pathogens such as Staph aureus or Francisella tularensis, are transmitted to humans, animals and plants. Current models do not adequately account for rising infection and resistance rates. This knowledge gap hinders effective prevention, surveillance and response to such threats.
The AiRisk project aims to close this gap by investigating a new transmission route: dust. Dust could represent an important link between the various domains of human, animal and environmental health (One Health) and mediate the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and zoonotic pathogens from agriculture into the environment, to wildlife and to humans. Dust particles from livestock farming represent a complex biological mixture containing microorganisms and their resistance genes (the resistome’). In recent years, it has become apparent that this dust is not merely a waste product of livestock farming, but a significant reservoir for antimicrobial resistance and potential pathogens. The spread of these dust particles, as well as the survival capacity of the microbes associated with them, are therefore of epidemiological relevance and have a direct impact on public health.
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OHS26-0029
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| Professional Status of the Speaker |
Postdoc
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| Junior Scientist Status |
No, I am not a Junior Scientist.
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Elisabeth Pfrommer
(Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch-Institute (RKI))
Tina Kabelitz
(Infections and AMR in livestocks, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB))
Corinna Thomas
(Infections and AMR in livestocks, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB))
Thomas Gutsmann
(Biophysics, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB))
Simon Pennuttis
(Biophysics, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB))
Matthias Merker
(Evolution of the Resistome, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB))
Piet Paulsen
(Evolution of the Resistome, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB))
Sofia Maqueo
(Modelling of Atmospheric Processes, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig (TROPOS))
Kerstin Schepanski
(Modelling of Atmospheric Processes, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig (TROPOS))
Dunja Sabra
(Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker-Zentrum für Naturwissenschaft und Friedensforschung (ZNF))
Johannes Frieß
(Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker-Zentrum für Naturwissenschaft und Friedensforschung (ZNF))
Luisa Knoche
(Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW))
Katrin Wieden
(Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW))
Anne Harant
(Healthcare-associated Infections, Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance and Consumption, Robert Koch-Institute (RKI))
Linn Lundvall
(Healthcare-associated Infections, Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance and Consumption, Robert Koch-Institute (RKI))
Oliver Kaspari
(Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch-Institute (RKI))
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