4 Using data to tackle the AMR crisis

This section briefly introduces different types of data relevant to AMR, and how they can help to address it. The concepts discussed in this section will be covered in more detail in the AMR surveillance in animals module.

After completing this section you will be able to:

• explain why monitoring AMR in food animal systems (including samples from healthy animals) is critical for tackling the AMR crisis
• apply scientific terminology related to AMR when explaining your current work.