One health (including food-borne pathogens)
One health (including food-borne pathogens)
There are different definitions of one health, but they all emphasise the connections between humans, animals, and environment and the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems in health. The following definition based on the one adopted by WHO, FAO, & OIE – Tripartite Alliance.
One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach – working at local, regional, national, and global levels – to achieve optimal health and well-being outcomes recognizing the interconnections between humans, animals (domestic and wild), plants, ecosystems, and their shared environment.
From February 2022 the Tripartite Alliance was expanded to include UN Environment Programme (UNEP), recognising the importance of environment in One Health.
STAR-IDAZ IRC is working with the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R; https://www.glopid-r.org ) to explore ways of collaborating and supporting each other in their respective work. Also the work on Alternatives to Antibiotics is linked to AMR resistance and
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The following document produced by HealthforAnimals (global animal health association) lists 8 recommendations for enhancing One Health outcomes:
Enhanced Global One Health Outcomes
Attachments
Events
Recent Articles
- Brucellosis and One Health: Inherited and Future Challenges.
- ‘One Health´ approach to end zoonotic TB.
- The pig as an amplifying host for new and emerging zoonotic viruses.
- Estimating the global prevalence of hepatitis E virus in swine and pork products.
- Drivers of zoonotic disease risk in the Indian subcontinent: a scoping review.
- The role of food chain in antimicrobial resistance spread and One Health approach to reduce risks.
- An Overview of Anthropogenic Actions as Drivers for Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonotic Diseases.
- One hundred years of zoonoses research in the horn of Africa: a scoping review.
- Importance of a One Health approach in advancing global health security and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- One Health as a moral dilemma: Towards a socially responsible zoonotic disease control.
- Food safety: a linchpin of One Health.
- The contribution of veterinary public health to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic from a One Health perspective.
- Zoonotic pathogens from feral swine that pose a significant threat to public health.
- Strengthening One Health Through Investments in Agricultural Preparedness.
- A Participatory System for Preventing Pandemics of Animal Origins: Pilot Study of the Participatory One Health Disease Detection (PODD) System.
- Brucellosis remains a neglected disease in the developing world: a call for interdisciplinary action.
News
- New study examines risk factors related to raw camel milk consumption
- Rabies vaccination campaign reaches 2 million dogs
- BBSRC and Defra invest in zoonotic livestock disease research
- Intensive farming may actually reduce risk of pandemics, experts argue
- UN Environment Programme joins alliance to implement One Health approach
- New report finds domesticated animals are most frequent source of recurring human illness
- Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
- Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment
- International network created to tackle the risk of livestock diseases spreading to people
- FAO, OIE, and WHO launch a guide for countries on taking a One Health approach to addressing zoonotic diseases
- Launch of the ‘One Health Poultry Hub’