One Health Paradigm to Confront Zoonotic Health Threats: A Pakistan Prospective

Overview

Journal Front Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2022 Feb 25

PMID 35211097

Authors

Nafeesa Yasmeen

Abdul Jabbar

Taif Shah

Liang-Xing Fang

Bilal Aslam

Iqra Naseeb

Faiqa Shakeel

Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad

Zulqarnain Baloch

Yahong Liu

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Abstract

The emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic diseases significantly impact human health, particularly those who live in impoverished areas and have close contact with domestic or wild animals. Nearly 75% of zoonotic diseases are transmitted directly from animals to humans or indirectly vector/agent interactions between animals and humans. Growing populations, globalization, urbanization, and the interaction of the environment with humans and livestock all play roles in the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases. "One Health" is a multidisciplinary concept aimed at improving human, animal, and environmental health, but this concept is not widely accepted in developing countries. In Pakistan, environmental, human, and animal health are severely affected due to a lack of sufficient resources. This review article provides an overview of the most common zoonotic diseases found in Pakistan and emphasizes the importance of the "One Health" concept in managing these diseases. Given the current situation, interdisciplinary research efforts are required to implement and sustain effective and long-term control measures in animal, human, and environmental health surveillance and accurate diagnostic methods.

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