The concept of ‘One Health’ is currently gaining popularity worldwide which, India must deploy to bolster the way it responds to health crises.
What does One Health concept mean?
An early articulation can be found in the writings of Hippocrates (460-367 BC), who contemplated the relationships between public health and clean environments. |
How ‘One health’ is linked to Humans and Animals?
Some zoonotic spillover events:
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have originated in bats and possibly passed to humans through an intermediate animal host, possibly pangolins. |
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The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus is believed to have originated in dromedary camels. Human infections have occurred through close contact with infected animals or their products. |
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These bird flu strains have caused sporadic human infections, often associated with close contact with infected poultry. Although human-to-human transmission has been limited, the potential exists for these viruses to adapt and spread widely. |
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Rabies is often transmitted to humans through the bites of infected animals, primarily dogs, bats, and other mammals. |
Need for such an initiative:
What are the benefits of One Health approach?
What are some recent One Health initiatives?
Way forward:
Verifying, please be patient.
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