Prevention of AMR spread to humans through improved farm biosecurity

Intervention B consists in the implementation of a defined package of biosecurity measures based on access to facilities for hand washing and disinfection, footwear disinfection, showering, and change of clothes and footwear. Preliminary data have shown that household members of conventional farm workers are at increased risk of being MRSA carriers when compared to household members of persons working on farms with high biosecurity standards.

Our hypothesis is that implementation of biosecurity measures is a powerful tool for reducing spillover of AMR into the general population.