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At least 60% of emerging infectious diseases are of zoonotic origin.
It is estimated that around 1.7 million currently “undiscovered” viruses exist in mammals and birds, of which up to 827,000 could have the ability to infect people.
Healthy forests are essential to reduce the risks of future zoonotic diseases.
“... We need to focus our attention on the vital role healthy ecosystems play in the prevention of zoonotic diseases. The ‘One Health’ approach, advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and FAO, calls on public health, animal health, plant health, and environment experts to come together to reduce disease transmission risks and improve the health and well-being of all people, wildlife and livestock, and the ecosystems they live in. ...”
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Please see MONOGRAPH in Veterinaria Italiana
“One Health – One Medicine”: linking human, animal and environmental health
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History of the One Health Initiative team and website (April 2006 through September 2015) and the One Health Initiative website since October 1, 2008 … revised to June 2020 and again to date February 2021
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Vaccines for zoonoses: a One Health paradigm
SciTech Europa Quarterly (March 2018) – Issue 26
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Pan European Networks SciTech Europa Quarterly
SciTech Europa Vaccines for zoonoses: a one Health paradigm – Pages 227-229 (Read PDF) “One of the One Health Initiative team’s co-founders and leaders is an internationally-recognized eminent physician…
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