A "one health" approach to address emerging zoonoses: the HALI project in Tanzania

Jonna A K Mazet; Deana L Clifford; Peter B Coppolillo; Anil B Deolalikar; Jon D Erickson; Rudovick R Kazwala

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000190

A "one health" approach to address emerging zoonoses: the HALI project in Tanzania

PLoS Med. 2009 Dec;6(12):e1000190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000190. Epub 2009 Dec 15.

Authors

Jonna A K Mazet¹, Deana L Clifford, Peter B Coppolillo, Anil B Deolalikar, Jon D Erickson, Rudovick R Kazwala

Affiliation

¹ Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA. jkmazet@ucdavis.edu

Abstract

Jonna Mazet and colleagues describe their work in the Tanzania-based HALI Project, which adopts the “One Health” approach to address emerging zoonoses and that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Global Health
Health Planning / trends*
Health Policy / trends*
Humans
National Health Programs / trends*
Tanzania / epidemiology
Zoonoses / epidemiology*
Zoonoses / transmission*