NARMS is a partnership between which three agencies?

• A. EPA, FDA, USDA
• B. FDA, CDC, USDA
• C. FDA, NIH, CDC
• D. CDC, EPA, USDA

Answer: (B)

NARMS is a collaborative effort among three federal agencies to monitor antimicrobial resistance in bacteria across the human, animal, and food spheres. The FDA contributes expertise on antimicrobials used in animals and regulatory oversight of drugs; the CDC tracks human illnesses and resistance patterns in clinical isolates; the USDA provides data from animals and the meat supply and helps connect surveillance along the food production chain. This combination reflects a One Health approach, linking human health, animal health, and food safety to understand and address resistance. Agencies like EPA or NIH aren’t part of this national surveillance trio, as EPA focuses on environmental aspects and NIH on broad biomedical research rather than the specific interagency AMR monitoring program.