About this Research Topic
The human-animal interface is growing, and there are changes of ecological milieu leading to the development of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Since three decades ago, the world has experienced a significant increase of outbreaks, that include: SARS, Anthrax, Ebola, Avian Influenza (H5N1), Monkey Pox, Leptospirosis, etc.
Challenges to create integrated and holistic approaches as well as efforts to prevent infectious diseases at their origin became the core concept of One-Health. The concept is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines to reach optimal health while protecting the environment. Areas that should be covered include adaptation of microbes, global travel, international trade, host susceptibility, climate change, human behaviour, and related poverty and social inequality. The interaction between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment become a public health threat and health promotion is an important issue for promoting prevention and control of diseases.
The goal of this Research Topic is to describe the growing and imminent health problems, the infection or infectious agents transmissible under natural conditions from vertebrate animals to humans, our best practice to overcome these problems and recent advances to protect human and animal health.
The suggested list of specific themes to be addressed, among others:
• Monkey-Pox
• Anthrax
• Avian Influenza
• Rabies
• Leptospirosis
• Human behaviour
• Adaptation of microbes
• Global travel and trade
• Host susceptibility (immunocompromised)
• Environment health
• Health Promotion
• Climate change
• Immigration
Since three decades ago, the world has experienced a significant increase of outbreaks, that include: SARS, Anthrax, Ebola, Avian Influenza (H5N1), Monkey Pox, Leptospirosis, etc.
Challenges to create integrated and holistic approaches as well as efforts to prevent infectious diseases at their origin became the core concept of One-Health. The concept is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines to reach optimal health while protecting the environment. Areas that should be covered include adaptation of microbes, global travel, international trade, host susceptibility, climate change, human behaviour, and related poverty and social inequality. The interaction between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment become a public health threat and health promotion is an important issue for promoting prevention and control of diseases.
The goal of this Research Topic is to describe the growing and imminent health problems, the infection or infectious agents transmissible under natural conditions from vertebrate animals to humans, our best practice to overcome these problems and recent advances to protect human and animal health.
The suggested list of specific themes to be addressed, among others:
• Monkey-Pox
• Anthrax
• Avian Influenza
• Rabies
• Leptospirosis
• Human behaviour
• Adaptation of microbes
• Global travel and trade
• Host susceptibility (immunocompromised)
• Environment health
• Health Promotion
• Climate change
• Immigration
Keywords: zoonotic, emerging infectious diseases, one health
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