The latest annual surveillance report from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) shows a worrying increase in antimicrobial sales for animal use across the European Union.
According to the European sales and use of antimicrobials for veterinary medicine report (ESUAvet), 98% of all antimicrobial sales in 2024 were destined for food-producing animals – a 5% rise compared with 2023. This uptick may mark a slowdown, or even a reversal, of the sustained decline recorded between 2010 and 2022.
The authors caution that additional data will be needed to determine whether this shift represents the beginning of a long-term trend or a temporary fluctuation caused by factors such as stockpiling, disease outbreaks, or…
