Development of an information and communication technology (ICT) tool for monitoring of antimicrobial use, animal disease and treatment outcome in low-income countries

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationBadili Innovations Ltd.en
cg.contributor.affiliationVeterinärerna i Svenljungaen
cg.contributor.affiliationFalkenbergs Veterinärserviceen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish Research Councilen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierFlorence Mutua: 0000-0002-1007-5511en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14030285en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2079-6382en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalAntibioticsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAMRen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume14en
dc.contributor.authorSternberg-Lewerin, S.en
dc.contributor.authorOnono, J.O.en
dc.contributor.authorBoqvist, S.en
dc.contributor.authorMugisha, L.en
dc.contributor.authorKihara, W.en
dc.contributor.authorLindfors, L.en
dc.contributor.authorStrandell, K.en
dc.contributor.authorMutua, Florence K.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T11:16:12Zen
dc.date.available2025-03-10T11:16:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173538
dc.titleDevelopment of an information and communication technology (ICT) tool for monitoring of antimicrobial use, animal disease and treatment outcome in low-income countriesen
dcterms.abstractBackground/Objectives: Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) is needed to understand risks and implement policies. Collecting AMU data in the context of disease prevalence and therapeutic outcomes has been suggested for improving AMU. We describe the process of developing an information and communication technology (ICT) system to monitor AMU, diseases and treatment outcomes in poultry in East Africa. Methods: A prototype system to register drug sales in veterinary pharmacies, a mobile application for farmers to report their AMU, and a database for monitoring was developed. Contact information for participating veterinarians was included as well as information about poultry diseases, husbandry, AMR and prudent use of antibiotics. The system was pilot-tested for a 6-month period in Kenya. Results: A total of 15,725 records were submitted by the 14 participating pharmacies and 91 records were entered by the 15 participating farmers. Overall, the participants were positive about the system and were able to use it. The information available was appreciated by the farmers. The pharmacy representatives appreciated getting an overview of their sales and stated that it had given them new insights. Conclusions: Despite some challenges, the concept of the developed ICT system could be useful for future monitoring of animal health and the use of pharmaceuticals in animals, and connecting farmers with veterinarians to improve animal health management. Our results underline the importance of close collaboration with stakeholders so that developed tools can be transferred to national ownership after the finalization of externally funded projects.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-03-10en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSternberg-Lewerin, S., Onono, J.O., Boqvist, S., Mugisha, L., Kihara, W., Lindfors, L., Strandell, K. and Mutua, F. 2025. Development of an information and communication technology (ICT) tool for monitoring of antimicrobial use, animal disease and treatment outcome in low-income countries. Antibiotics 14(3): 285.en
dcterms.extent285en
dcterms.issued2025-03-10en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen
dcterms.subjectantimicrobial resistanceen
dcterms.subjectinformation and communication technologiesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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