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"Mr President, Mr Dalli, ladies and gentlemen, the previous speaker has already clearly pointed out that the discovery of penicillin brought about a global revolution. We have seen people’s life expectancy increase by 10 years. Now we are seeing this development as a result of the emergence of resistant bacteria. We need to address this threat to health in a serious and thorough manner, in respect of both people and animals. We therefore need to do everything we can to make sure that we still have effective antimicrobial treatment options for the future. That will primarily be achieved – as has already been said today – through research.
We need new agents. We would have needed these new agents even if this resistance had not developed, because, of course, a certain amount of tolerance develops in any case. However, a significant part of our efforts to address this problem must be to demand the responsible and careful use of antibiotics, both in human medicine and in veterinary medicine. That includes providing specific diagnoses in human and veterinary medicine. It requires the use of one agent to deal with one particular pathogen and not, as is currently customary in human medicine, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which is what has encouraged the developments that we are talking about. If we consider hospitals, the pathogens are constantly in contact with antibiotics, and that is exactly how this resistance that we are talking about today arises.
I would also like to mention the subject of hygiene. Everywhere I go I hear that hygiene in hospitals has deteriorated. The number of pathogens is rising here, and the development of MRSA pathogens is also increasing. Obviously it is right to carry out public relations work. However, it will not help anyone if we now, prematurely and out of fear, prohibit the use of antibiotics in certain areas without being certain of the consequences. Just like human medicine, veterinary medicine also depends on the use of these agents. That is something we need to take into consideration, as well as the consequences: if we do not use them in this area, what will happen then?
With regard to the constant criticism of intensive livestock farming, I would like to say that I am a practitioner and veterinary surgeon myself. In my experience the animals in large housing units are healthier than those in small, uncomfortable units."@en1
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