Presentation of the Ecoantibio “Antimicrobial Resistance” Award

The Ecoantibio Antimicrobial Resistance Award was presented on October 26, 2026, to Ahmed Ferchiou for the publication “Economics of vaccination against diarrhea and respiratory diseases in French cow calves’ systems: A modelling approach“ published in PLOS One.

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The jury, chaired by Claire Chauvin, selected this publication from an international journal.

This article received the highest score during the jury’s evaluation.

This publication was deemed highly relevant to supporting the Ecoantibio plan’s objective of reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance emergence and promoting vaccination. This publication addresses the need for scientific studies with an economic approach. It opens up perspectives for documenting the benefits of vaccination and proposes a scalable model.

It constitutes an encouraging message to continue developments in vaccines and the promotion of vaccination.

Find the award criteria and history linked here. The award rules are also available here.

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The jury would like to congratulate the other candidates whose work also deserves recognition:

• Anne-Sophie HUGUET, ENVT-INRAE: Reassessment of extracellular and intracellular activity of macrolides, rifampicin, and doxycycline against Rhodococcus equi based on bacterial counts and microscopy
• Cristina SANTOS-SANTORUM SUAREZ, ANSES: Presence of antimicrobial residues in edible pig tissues after exposure to cross-contaminated feed: a case study with sulphadimethoxine/ trimethoprim
• Florent KEMPF, INRAE: The immune response modulated by inoculation of commensal bacteria at birth impacts the gut microbiota and prevents Salmonella colonization
• Antoine ROSTANG, ONIRIS: Susceptibility of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. Salmonicida bacteria from French farmed trout to antibiotics commonly sused in fish farming, and attempt to set epidemiological cut-off values
• Nalini RAMARAO, INRAE: An anti-virulence drug targeting the evolvability protein Mfd protects against infections with antimicrobial resistant ESKAPE pathogens
• Maud ROUAULT, ONIRIS: Thoracic Ultrasonography Findings and Their Association with Respiratory Pathogens in 221 Young Beef Cattle at Fattening Farms: A Cross-Sectional Study