About this Research Topic
One Health is not new, but it has become more important in recent years. For example, animals play an important role in our lives, whether for food, fiber, livelihoods, travel, sport, education, or companionship. Close contact with animals and their environments provides more opportunities for diseases to pass between animals and people. The earth has experienced changes in climate and land use, such as deforestation, global industrialization, increased sources of green-house gases, and intensive farming practices. Disruptions in environmental conditions and habitats can provide new opportunities for diseases to pass to animals. The movement of people, animals, and animal products has increased from international travel and trade. As a result, diseases can spread quickly across borders and around the globe. Interlinking research from each of these disciplines at regional, national, and global levels will help to push us one step closer to the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) with the aim to have addressed these public health issues by 2030. In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to these 17 SDGs.
This Research Topic solicits manuscripts on perspectives, challenges, and recent advances in the field of One Health, especially in the context of public health, specifically focusing on the goals of the 17 SDGs:
• No poverty
• Zero hunger
• Good health and well-being
• Quality Education
• Gender Equality
• Clean water and sanitation
• Affordable and clean energy
• Decent work and economic growth
• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
• Reduced inequalities
• Sustainable cities and communities
• Responsible consumption and production
• Climate action
• Life below water
• Life on land
• Peace, justice, and strong institution
• Partnerships for the goals
Some specific themes suggested by the Topic Editors are as follows:
• One Health at the science-policy interface
• One Health implementation learnings
• Zoonoses and Neglected tropical diseases
• Recent trends in bacterial zoonoses and their control
• Intersectoral collaborations in One Health
• Health system preparedness for pandemic prevention
• Operational research in One Health
• Globalizing One Health leadership
• Decolonizing One Health
• Promoting human-animal-environment wellbeing
• One Health-One World-One Welfare
• One Health Education, Mosquito-borne diseases, Complex Science
All manuscript contributions submitted to this Research Topic must highlight or utilize the integrated, trans-disciplinary One Health approach in their content.
Keywords: One health, planetary health, climate, human, animal, zoonoses, infectious diseases, environment, public health
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