The Importance of the One Health Concept in Combating Zoonoses
Elina Horefti
Abstract
One Health fundamentally acknowledges that human health is linked to animal health and the environment. One of the pillars One Health is built on is zoonoses. Through the years, zoonotic infections have caused numerous outbreaks and pandemics, as well as millions of fatalities, with the COVID-19 pandemic being the latest one. Apart from the consequences to public health, zoonoses also affect society and the economy. Since its establishment, One Health has contributed significantly to the protection of humans, animals, and the environment, through preparedness, surveillance, and mitigation of such public dangers.
Topics & Concepts
Public healthPandemicPreparednessOutbreakEnvironmental healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)One HealthVeterinary public healthZoonotic diseaseHuman healthInternational Health RegulationsPolitical scienceBusinessMedicineDiseaseVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)NursingLawPathologyZoonotic diseases and public healthViral Infections and VectorsAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology