Antimicrobial resistance & 'Man's best friend': what they give to us we might be giving right back

First and foremost, the only important implication for antimicrobial resistance is on clinical use and the risks for therapeutic failure, disease escalation and death. Other foodborne bacterial pathogens include Salmonella species, Escherichia coli including 0157 strains, enterotoxigenic strains, non-0157 Shiga toxin-producing strains, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio and Yersinia species, Brucella species and Clostridium perfringens (14). The mechanism of spread of zoonotic diseases include direct contact with blood or body fluids of infected animals or through bites or scratches, indirect contact, which may involve exposure from areas where animals live and roam or by touching objects that have been contaminated with animal sources; vector borne transmission refers to being bitten by an insect or some other vector and foodborne transmission relates from consumption of contaminated food or fluids. Measures that have been promoted to reduce the likelihood of zoonotic diseases include handwashing, maintaining the health and safety of pets or other animals where there may be frequent contact, preventing bites from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas, safe handling of food for both human and animal consumption, knowledge of endemic organisms when traveling and where possible avoidance of bites and scratches from animals.