NARMS monitors trends in antimicrobial resistance among foodborne bacteria from what 3 things?

• A. Humans, Animals, and Retail Meats
• B. Humans, Animals, and Water
• C. Humans, Retail Meats, and Water
• D. Humans, Animals, Retail Meats, and Environmental Samples

Answer: (A)

NARMS follows a One Health approach by tracking resistance across the foodborne illness pathway using three key sources: humans, animals, and retail meats. Studying humans shows the resistance patterns presenting in people; studying animals reveals resistance that's developing in livestock and poultry before entering the food supply; and studying retail meats captures whether resistant bacteria are reaching consumers through the meat they purchase. Water or environmental samples are monitored by other programs, but in NARMS the three primary sources are humans, animals, and retail meats.