Confronting emerging zoonoses : the one health paradigm / Akio Yamada, Laura H. Kahn, Bruce Kaplan, Thomas P. Monath, Jack Woodall, Lisa Conti, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yamada, Akio, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable Diseases, Emerging.

Zoonoses.

Communicable Disease Control.

Interdisciplinary Communication.

Public Health Practice.

Emerging infectious diseases.

Public health.

Animal health.

Medical Subjects:

Communicable Diseases, Emerging.

Zoonoses.

Communicable Disease Control.

Interdisciplinary Communication.

Public Health Practice.

Physical Description:

viii, 254 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Springer, [2014]

Summary:

"This book provides readers with information on the factors underlying the emergence of infectious diseases originating in animals and spreading to people. The One Health concept recognizes the important links between human, animal, and environmental health and provides an important strategy in epidemic mitigation and prevention. The essential premise of the One Health concept is to break down the silos among the different health professions and promote transdisciplinary collaborations. These concepts are illustrated with in-depth analyses of specific zoonotic agents and with examples of the successes and challenges associated with implementing One Health. The book also highlights some of the challenges societies face in confronting several specific zoonotic diseases. A chapter is included on comparative medicine to demonstrate the broad scope of the One Health concept. Edited by a team including the One Health Initiative pro bono members, the book is dedicated to those studying zoonotic diseases and comparative medicine in both human and veterinary medicine, to those involved in the prevention and control of zoonotic infections, and to those in the general public interested in the visionary field of One Health."

Contents:

Part I. The importance of a One Health approach to emerging zoonotic diseases

The origin of human pathogens

Drivers of emerging zoonotic infectious diseases

Biodiversity and emerging zoonoses

Part II. Understanding zoonotic diseases through a One Health perspective

Hantaviruses

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli infections

Bartonellosis: a One Health perspective

A One Health approach to influenza pandemics

Part III. The successes and challenges of implementing One Health

One Health: from concept to practice

Field epidemiology and One Health: Thailand's experience

One Health and food safety

The clinical biomedical research advances achievable utilizing One Health principles

One Health successes and challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Confronting emerging zoonoses.

ISBN:

9784431551195

4431551190

OCLC:

881309337