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20 Aug 2017

Report of the One Health Technical and Ministerial Meeting to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Related Public Health Threats

Report from World Health Organization

Published on 18 Aug 2017 — View Original

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The “One Health” concept underway in West Africa aims to adopt a holistic approach in responding to possible public health events such as high-impact infectious diseases emerging at the interface between humans, animals and the environment. A technical and ministerial meeting was convened at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, from 8 to 11 November 2016 to share experiences and explore challenges encountered during the One Health approach to fight zoonosis and related public health threats. ...

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