AREST Project Outputs & Dissemination

Journal Articles

  • B. Hooban, A. Joyce, K. Fitzhenry, D. Morris. 2020. The Role of the Natural Aquatic Environment in the Dissemination of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase and Carbapenemase Encoding Genes: A Scoping Review. Water Research. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.115880
  • S. Wang, L O’ Connor, Z. Wang, Y. Jiang, D. Morris, N. Cahill, Z. Hu, X Zhan. 2020. Inactivation of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales during anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and pig manure. Bioresource Technology Reports. doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100455
  • C. Chique, J. Cullinan, B. Hooban, D. Morris. 2019. Mapping and Analysing Potential Sources and Transmission Routes of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in the Environment using Geographic Information Systems – An Exploratory Study. Antibiotics, 8, 16: doi:10.3390/antibiotics8010016

Short Communication

Oral Presentations

  • B. Hooban, K. Fitzhenry, A. Joyce, N. Cahill, R. Abbas Syed, L. O' Connor, M. Cormican, D. Morris. A Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Aquatic Environment, Ireland 2018-2019. Environ. Online, October 2020.
  • K. Fitzhenry, B. Hooban, B. Wong Ngie Xiong, A. Joyce, N. Cahill, B. Mahon, L. O' Connor, M. Cormican, P. Hickey, S. Keane, D. Morris. Bathing waters - a transmission route for antimicrobial resistance. Environ. Online, October 2020.
  • K. Fitzhenry, B. Hooban, B. Wong Ngie Xiong, A. Joyce, N. Cahill, B. Mahon, L. O’Connor, M. Cormican, P. Hickey, S. Keane, D. Morris. Antimicrobial resistance and seawater. One Health EJP Annual Scientific Meeting. Online, May 2020.
  • Morris, D, Burgess, K., Brennan, F., Walsh, F. The Environment and its Role in the Persistence and Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance. Antimicrobial and Antihelmintic conference, DAFM and Teagasc. Tullamore, November 27th 2019. 
  •  Morris, D. Belfast, 19th to 21st November 2019. UK Bathing Waters Conference.  
  • C Chique, J Cullinan, B Hooban & D Morris. Mapping and Analysing the Sources and Transmission Routes of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in the Environment using Geographic Information Systems. ASM Microbe, San Francisco, June 20th to 24th 2019. 
  • D Morris, B Hooban, C Monahan, C Chique, J Cullinan, A Joyce, K Burgess, F Leonard, F Walsh, E Cummins, C Monahan, L O’Connor, F Brennan, R Hendriksen, S Fanning, M Healy, B Mc Mahon, X Zhan, G Duffy, L Morrison, R Gately, D Crowley, S Nolan, D Prendergast & M Cormican. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance. Hong Kong, June 9th to 14th 2019. 
  • B. Hooban, C. Chique, J. Cullinan, K. Burgess, F. Leonard, F. Walsh, E. Cummins, L. O’Connor, F. Brennan, R. Hendriksen, S. Fanning, M. Healy, B. Mc Mahon, X. Zhan, G. Duffy, L. Morrison, R. Gately, D. Crowley, S. Nolan, D. Prendergast, M. Cormican, D. Morris. The AREST Project - Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. One Health European Joint Programme Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, May 22nd to 24th 2019.
  • B Hooban, B Wong Ngie Xiong, B Mahon, N Cahill, L O’ Connor, P Hickey, S Keane & D Morris. Seawater as a Potential Transmission Route for Clinically Significant Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria. Environ, Carlow, April 15th to 17th  2019. 
  • D. Morris. “Towards a human and animal health risk assessment for foodborne and environmental antimicrobial resistance” workshop, Niagara-on-the-Lake, March 3rd to 7th,2019. 
  • D. Morris. Current and Future Surveillance Strategies. JPI AMR Network – Surveillance – led by Prof. Will Gaze, London, February 13th to 15th 2019. 
  • D. Morris. Safefood/NI AMR Network “Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain”, Belfast, December 12th 2018. 
  • D. Morris. Antibiotic Resistance and the Environment…What we Know and What we Need to Know! One Health Event 2018, Dublin Convention Centre, November 20th 2018. 
  • B Hooban, D Morris. Superbugs in our Waters. Threesis final presentation (November 2018). University of,Galway. 
  • D. Morris. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. TCD One Health workshop, October 24th 2018. 
  • D. Morris. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. ShARE Regulatory Evidence Programme meeting. Collaboration project between the 5 Irish and UK environment agencies (EA, SEPA, NRW, EPA and NIEA). March 12th, 2018, Dublin.  
  •  D Morris, B Hooban, J Cullinan, C Chique, A Joyce, K Burgess, F Leonard, F Walsh, E Cummins, C Monahan, L O’Connor, F Brennan, R Hendriksen, S Fanning, M Healy, B Mc Mahon, X Zhan, G Duffy, L Morrison, R Gately, D Crowley, S Nolan, D Prendergast & M Cormican. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management (2017-HW-LS-1). “Our Environment, Our Health, One Health” Conference (September 2018). National University of Ireland, Galway. 

Poster Presentations

  • B. Hooban, K. Fitzhenry, A. Joyce, N. Cahill, R. Abbas Syed, L. O’ Connor, M. Cormican, D. Morris. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Contaminating Sources, Wastewater Treatment and Natural Aquatic Reservoirs in Ireland. World One Health Congress 2020. Online event. October 30th to November 3rd 2020.
  • D Morris, K Fitzhenry, B Hooban, J Cullinan, C Chique, A Joyce, K Burgess, F Leonard, F Walsh, E Cummins, C Monahan, L O’Connor, F Brennan, R Hendriksen, S Fanning, M Healy, B Mc Mahon, X Zhan, G Duffy, L Morrison, R Gately, D Crowley, S Nolan, D Prendergast & M Cormican. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. EPA National Water Event 2020. Online. June 2020.
  • K. Fitzhenry, B. Hooban, A. Joyce, N. Cahill, B. Wong Ngie Xiong, B. Mahon, L. O’Connor, M. Cormican, P. Hickey, S. Keane, D. Morris. Seawater: A Risk for Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance? Escmid. Cancelled event due to COVID-19. Abstract published in the book of abstracts. 2020.
  • B Hooban, N Cahill, A Joyce, B Wong Ngie Xiong, B Mahon, L O’ Connor, P Hickey, S Keane, M Cormican & D Morris.  Anthropogenic Pollution and Impact on Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Recreational WatersESCAIDE, Stockholm, November 27th to 29th  2019. 
  • Hooban , B Wong Ngie Xiong, B Mahon, N Cahill, L O’ Connor, P Hickey, S Keane & D Morris. Seawater as a Reservoir for Fluoroquinolone Resistant, Carbapenemase and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales. ASM Microbe, San Francisco, June 20th to 24th 2019. 
  • C Chique, J Cullinan, B Hooban & D Morris. A Geographic Information Systems Approach to Mapping and Analysing the Sources and Transmission Routes Contributing to the Dissemination of Environmental Antibiotic Resistance. Environ, Carlow, April 15th to 17th 2019. 
  • D Morris, B Hooban, J Cullinan, C Chique, A Joyce, K Burgess, F Leonard, F Walsh, E Cummins, C Monahan, L O’Connor, F Brennan, R Hendriksen, S Fanning, M Healy, B Mc Mahon, X Zhan, G Duffy, L Morrison, R Gately, D Crowley, S Nolan, D Prendergast & M Cormican. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. 2018 EPA-HSE Environment, Health and Wellbeing Conference, Wednesday November 7th, 2018.
  • Morris, B Hooban, J Cullinan, C Chique, A Joyce, K Burgess, F Leonard, F Walsh, E Cummins, C Monahan, L O’Connor, F Brennan, R Hendriksen, S Fanning, M Healy, B Mc Mahon, X Zhan, G Duffy, L Morrison, R Gately, D Crowley, S Nolan, D Prendergast & M Cormican. Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. EPA National Water Event, June 20th-21st, 2018.
  • B. Hooban, C. Chique, J. Cullinan, K. Burgess, F. Leonard, F. Walsh, E. Cummins, L. O’Connor, F. Brennan, R. Hendriksen, S. Fanning, M. Healy, B. Mc Mahon, X. Zhan, G. Duffy, L. Morrison, R. Gately, D. Crowley, S. Nolan, D. Prendergast, M. Cormican, D. Morris. The AREST Project - Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment – Sources, persistence, Transmission and risk management. “Our Environment, Our Health: One Health” Conference (September 2018). University of,Galway.