One Health is not a new concept. Hippocrates,
the famous ancient Greek physician, wrote “Airs, Waters, and Places” promoting
the concept of health through a clean environment. Rudolf Virchow, the German
physician considered the father of pathology, coined the term, “zoonosis.”
He
stated, “Between animal and human medicine there are no dividing lines- nor
should there be.”This recognition that human and animal health are linked is as
important now as ever. More than 60% of pathogens that cause diseases in humans
are zoonotic- diseases of animals that can infect people. And over 75% of
emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic as well. Zoonotic diseases are
emerging into human populations as the natural world is being increasingly
disrupted and degraded. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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