ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Insects, Rodents, and Pets as Reservoirs, Vectors, and Sentinels of Antimicrobial Resistance.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Rodent-borne pathogens as economic and zoonotic health threat to livestock farming: a review.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- From clinics to sewers: leveraging environmental surveillance and whole genome sequencing to inform transmission of ESBL-Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
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- Virulence Traits and Drug Resistance of STEC Isolated from Layer Poultry andMicroorganisms · 2026Article
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- No evidence of zoonotic viruses in selected captive and wild-caught grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus) in the ashanti region of ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
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- Cross-regional dynamics of antibiotic resistance (AR): Genomic evidence of transmission forEco-Environment & Health · 2026Article
- Flies from meat processing facilities are carriers of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and diverse Staphylococcaceae species.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial peptide resistance in Salmonella AMR: the role of surface binding and lipopolysaccharide remodelling: one health implications.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Mosquitoes as vector-based sentinels for tracking bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in the environment.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Food Safety in the Catering Sector: Nonconformities, Challenges, and Strategic Interventions With Insights From South Asia and Africa.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Environmental exposures associated with the gut microbiome and resistome of pregnant women and children in Northwest Ecuador.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Microbial pathogens of edible insects: a growing problem for the insect farming industry.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2025Review
- Impact of open markets on zoonotic threats and antimicrobial resistance: A One Health concern.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Study of Antibiotic Resistance Potential of Spiders Bacteriota and Comparison With the Antibacterial Effect of Essential Oils.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Article
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Abstract
This paper reviews the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in insects, rodents, and pets. Insects (e.g., houseflies, cockroaches), rodents (rats, mice), and pets (dogs, cats) act as reservoirs of AMR for first-line and last-resort antimicrobial agents. AMR proliferates in insects, rodents, and pets, and their skin and gut systems. Subsequently, insects, rodents, and pets act as vectors that disseminate AMR to humans via direct contact, human food contamination, and horizontal gene transfer. Thus, insects, rodents, and pets might act as sentinels or bioindicators of AMR. Human health risks are discussed, including those unique to low-income countries. Current evidence on human health risks is largely inferential and based on qualitative data, but comprehensive statistics based on quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) are still lacking. Hence, tracing human health risks of AMR to insects, rodents, and pets, remains a challenge. To safeguard human health, mitigation measures are proposed, based on the one-health approach. Future research should include human health risk analysis using QMRA, and the application of in-silico techniques, genomics, network analysis, and 'big data' analytical tools to understand the role of household insects, rodents, and pets in the persistence, circulation, and health risks of AMR.
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