The EMA is developing a reflection paper on the availability and characteristics of diagnostic tests to improve the responsible use of antibiotics in animals
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched a consultation on a document on diagnostic tests for the responsible use of antibiotics This concept paper proposes the development of a reflection paper on diagnostic tests to support the responsible use of antibiotics in animals and is aimed to address activities on this topic that are included in the CVMP’s Strategy on Antimicrobials, the European Medicines Agencies …
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EMA is organising its first-ever EMA Veterinary Awareness Day to be held on 12 and 13 September 2023
We are pleased to inform you that the EMA is organising its first-ever EMA Veterinary Awareness Day to be held on 12 and 13 September 2023. Spread over two days, the event will focus on providing an overview of the Agency’s work in veterinary medicines science and regulation in the European Union and give an insight into how this aims to benefit …
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ENOVAT Final meeting
The final ENOVAT meeting will take place March 7-8th 2024. Although there will be limited spaces, we encourage you to block these dates for now. The agenda and form of this meeting is yet to be decided, but likely we will invite politicians and stakeholders from different fields and present and discuss the work we have done in the past …
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Pimpinella anisum L. Essential Oil a Valuable Antibacterial and Antifungal Alternative
Dumitrescu, E.; Muselin, F.; Tîrziu, E.; Folescu, M.; Dumitrescu, C.S.; Orboi, D.M.; Cristina, R.T. Pimpinella anisum L. Essential Oil a Valuable Antibacterial and Antifungal Alternative. Plants 2023, 12, 2428.
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Letter from the chair
I hope you are doing well and had a good start to 2023. In Denmark, it is officially spring and summer time, but looking out my office window it seems winter has not quite left Copenhagen. It was also cold in Pamplona one month ago where the latest ENOVAT meetings took place, hosted by our colleagues from University of Navarra. …
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The ESCMID study group for Veterinary Microbiology (ESGVM) is organizing a webinar in July
we are delighted to invite you to the second edition of our Capnocytophaga Webinar series, where we would like to update you on the recent advancements of the Capnocytophaga Consortium project, a project on this fascinating zoonotic pathogen that was initiated by four ESCMID study groups. During this webinar, we will delve deeper into the progress of the strain collection, …
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Meet our leaders #16
Grant Awarding Manager and Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia “To combat antimicrobial resistance we have put our efforts on research on developing alternatives to antibiotics along with raising awareness among current and future veterinarians about antimicrobial stewardship principles”. Dr. Kovacevic is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the …
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The Behavior of Some Bacterial Strains Isolated from Fallow Deer Compared to Antimicrobial Substances in Western Romania
Tîrziu, E.; Bulucea, A.V.; Imre, K.; Nichita, I.; Muselin, F.; Dumitrescu, E.; Tîrziu, A.; Mederle, N.G.; Moza, A.; Bucur, I.M.; Cristina, R.T. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 743. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12040743
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EMA’s Veterinary Medicines information website
Launched in January 2022, the website is a one-stop shop for livestock farmers, pet owners and veterinarians to access up-to-date and reliable information on all authorised veterinary medicines in the EU, enabling them to make informed decisions to protect the health of their animals. Thanks to this new platform, everyone can now easily find out where medicines for animals are …
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Meet our leaders #15
Prof Aneliya MILANOVA KONDEVA ITC CG Coordinator and full professor in pharmacology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Bulgaria “PK-PD modeling of antibacterial drugs can be applied as a valuable tool for the optimization of antibacterial therapy“ She defended her Ph.D. thesis in 2001 at Trakia University and 2006 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. The …
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