
Full text loading...
Defining the Future of One Health, Page 1 of 2
< Previous page Next page > /docserver/preview/fulltext/10.1128/9781555818432/9781555818425_Chap17-1.gif /docserver/preview/fulltext/10.1128/9781555818432/9781555818425_Chap17-2.gifAbstract:
During the past few decades, about 75% of newly identified emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of humans have emerged from animals ( 1 , 2 ). Microbes naturally cross over between humans, animals, and the environment—we need to adopt a One Health approach that embraces this reality. Diseases in both wildlife and production animals are posing increasingly significant risks to human health as well as the economy ( 3 ) and the environment. Good examples of this include Hendra and Nipah viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), avian and swine influenza, drug-resistant tuberculosis and the generation of antibiotic resistance in enterococci and other pathogenic bacteria, and finally and most significantly, HIV/AIDS. In addition, long-established diseases such as rabies, dengue, West Nile virus, and plague are also continuing to reemerge, presenting ongoing challenges and problems ( 4 ).