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Promoting the One Health Approach to prevent wildlife-borne zoonotic diseases in Bolivia – Yellow fever outbreak case study
Content Type: Case Study
Immediate detection and response to zoonotic disease outbreaks in animals are valuable strategies to prevent infections in humans. Detection and early warning of wildlife-borne pathogens are often limited by the lack of sensitized observers,… read more -
A multidisciplinary approach to an outbreak of canid Rabies in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Content Type: Case Study
On 3rd of June, 2010 a sick dog was presented to an Animal Welfare Agency. Biliary treatment unsuccessful and the dog was euthanased and tested positive for Rabies on FAT. In this mixed rural urban area of South Africa Rabies is an occasional… read more -
A Multidisciplinary One Health Approach to Mosquito Management
Content Type: Case Study
Large mosquito outbreaks mysteriously began to recur annually in Western Kentucky beginning in 2011. With up to 30 bites/minute in urban areas, these outbreaks warranted Governor-declared public health emergencies requiring expensive ($2 million… read more -
Anthrax in Human and Livestock: Investigation and Response, Turkana-Kenya, 2012
Content Type: Case Study
Timely outbreak response requires effective early warning and surveillance systems. This investigation points out the important role that livestock keepers can play in veterinary surveillance. The investigation revealed that pastoralists had good… read more -
Approach to zoonoses in the context of One Health
Content Type: Case Study
Zoonotic diseases constitute about 70% of the emerging or reemerging diseases in the world; they affect many animals, cause many economic loses, and have a negative effect on public health. As a tropical country, Cuba is not exempt from the… read more -
Better, Stronger, Faster: Making the Case for Adding Data Fields to Syndromic Surveillance, NJ 2015
Content Type: Case Study
NJDOH created a custom classification in EpiCenter to detect synthetic cannabinoid-related ED visits using chief complaint data. DOH staff included the keywords black magic, black mamba, cloud 9, cloud 10,incense, k2, legal high, pot potpourri,… read more -
CEDESAP and REDesastres network with 'One Health" surveillance approach for the sanitary risk reduction in the agricultural sector
Content Type: Case Study
CEDESAP-REDesastres was developed as a result of the holistic approach needed to cope increases of sanitary disaster risks by emerging and reemerging diseases animal and plant diseases with high negative impact on human health, as well as other… read more -
Cysticercosis associated epilepsy prevention and control
Content Type: Case Study
Cysticercosis is a frequent health problem in developing countries. The disease is due to infection by Taenia solium larvae and is predominant in areas where pigs and humans cohabite. Inappropriate breeding conditions and poor hygiene especially… read more