Dr. Scott Weese talks antimicrobial resistance on CBC's Fresh Air program

Weese addressed the "particular concern" related to food animals in his conversation with CBC host Ismaila Alfa.

Weese is a professor in the Ontario Veterinary College and Director of U of G’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ), which receives funding through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

A high-level meeting was held in late September at the United Nations to discuss antimicrobial resistance. It occurs when microbes like bacteria and viruses change over time so that medicines designed to fight them no longer work.

Listen to the segment here: The fight against antibiotic resistance in the animal kingdom.