The One Health Perspective
Last changed: 06 November 2024
Microbial infections remain a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. To meet the future challenges of emerging and re-emerging infections we need to move further towards the context of One World - One Health.
This is a global strategy to expand interdisciplinary collaboration and communication in all aspects of human and animal health care. The synergy achieved will advance health care for the 21st century and beyond by accelerating biomedical research discoveries, enhancing public health effectiveness, rapidly expanding the scientific knowledge base, and improving medical education and clinical care.
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What is a zoonosis?
A zoonosis is a disease (caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites) that can be transmissible from animals to humans and is the cause of many of our serious public health problems. The reverse situation (transmission from humans to animals) is known as antroponosis.
The changing global environment, with an growing human population, increasing numbers of domestic animals and decreasing biodiversity, facilitates the introduction of zoonotic pathogens and diseases.