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Application of veterinary antibiotics in China’s aquaculture industry and their potential human health risks

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017-04, Vol.24 (10), p.8978-8989 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 ;Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a copyright of Springer, 2017. ;ISSN: 0944-1344 ;EISSN: 1614-7499 ;DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5607-z ;PMID: 26498964

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Title:
Application of veterinary antibiotics in China’s aquaculture industry and their potential human health risks
Author: Mo, Wing Yin ; Chen, Zhanting ; Leung, Ho Man ; Leung, Anna Oi Wah
Subjects: Agriculture ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Antibiotics ; Aquaculture ; Aquatic Pollution ; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution ; Bacterial infections ; Carp ; China ; Disease ; Drug resistance ; Drug Resistance, Microbial ; Earth and Environmental Science ; Eco-Aquaculture ; Ecotoxicology ; Environment ; Environmental Chemistry ; Environmental Health ; Environmental science ; Farmers ; Feeds ; Fishes ; Food contamination & poisoning ; Food security ; Health risk assessment ; Health risks ; Human exposure ; Humans ; Infections ; Pathogens ; Studies ; Sustainable Development and Public Health ; Tilapia ; Waste Water Technology ; Water Management ; Water Pollution Control
Is Part Of: Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017-04, Vol.24 (10), p.8978-8989
Description: China contributes to more than 60 % of the global aquaculture production, and its aquaculture industry has become one of the main players in food security. A large amount of antibiotics is believed to be used in fish cultivation for ensuring adequate production. The use of antibiotics as disease control agents and growth promoter in aquaculture in China has raised significant concerns recently because of the potential threats to human health. The extensive use of antibiotics in aquaculture may result in water and sediment contamination and the development of antibiotic resistance genes. In this review, the role of aquaculture in antibiotic contamination of the environment as well as the emerging concern of antibiotic resistance genes in China is discussed. Based on this review, it has been concluded that more information regarding the types and quantities of antibiotics used by Chinese fish farmers is required. Studies about the contribution of antibiotic usage in aquaculture to environmental levels in surface water, their potential risks on environment and human health, and the existence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes in aquaculture are needed.
Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0944-1344
EISSN: 1614-7499
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5607-z
PMID: 26498964
Source: MEDLINE
ProQuest Central

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Application of veterinary antibiotics in China’s aquaculture industry and their potential human health risks

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 ;Environmental Science and Pollution Research is a copyright of Springer, 2017. ;ISSN: 0944-1344 ;EISSN: 1614-7499 ;DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5607-z ;PMID: 26498964

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