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One Health Program Progress Report from the Netherlands

 

Reported by:

Arno Vermeulen PhD, Managing Director, Immuno Valley ALTANT programme, Yalelaan 42, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Please see December 7, 2011 PRESS RELEASE - PDF link http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Press%20Release%20Immuno%20Valley%20ALTANT%2020111207%20(2).pdf

 

... ‘One Health’: animals and humans bound inseparably together

Immuno Valley brings together research, scientists and the business community based on the ‘One Health’-concept. ‘One Health’ means that human medicine and veterinary medicine are inseparably bound together, and that therefore far-reaching integration of knowledge and expertise is vital to ensure that healthy people can live in harmony with healthy animals in a healthy environment. Bundling the knowledge of both disciplines can prevent and combat epidemics, zoonoses and new infectious diseases; one of the important goals of the Life Sciences & Health Top Sector Plan.*…