Veterinary epidemiology: Forging a path toward one health

Fernando O Mardones; Marta Hernandez-Jover; John A Berezowski; Ann Lindberg; Jonna A K Mazet; Roger S Morris

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.11.022

Veterinary epidemiology: Forging a path toward one health

Prev Vet Med. 2017 Feb 1;137(Pt B):147-150. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.11.022. Epub 2016 Dec 23.

Authors

Fernando O Mardones¹, Marta Hernandez-Jover², John A Berezowski³, Ann Lindberg⁴, Jonna A K Mazet⁵, Roger S Morris⁶

Affiliations

¹ Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, Republica 252, 8370251 Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: fernando.mardones@unab.cl.
² Graham Centre for Agricultural Research (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Booroma Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2678, Australia.
³ Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Fakultät, University of Bern, Schwarzenburgstrasse 155, Liebefeld CH-3097, Switzerland.
⁴ Swedish Zoonosis Centre, Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.
⁵ One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
⁶ Emeritus Professor of Animal Health, Massey University, Private Bag 11- 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.

PMID: 28081912
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.11.022

Abstract

The One Health concept has been extensively used to describe those practices that support transdisciplinary collaborations involving animal and human health and the environment. During the past International Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) conference in Merida (Mexico) in November 2015, a panel discussion was held to identify gaps and needs required for success with such approaches. Key messages included further development of dynamic, transdisciplinary collaborations, new mechanisms for obtaining, integrating and interpreting data from diverse sources, the identification of One Health joint priorities and resources for the veterinary and public health professions, and operationalization and institutionalization of One Health. Additionally, all abstracts that were presented at ISVEE containing the term "One Health" were identified. There has been an increase in the use of the term over time. One Health research has been presented at ISVEE since at least as early as 2009 and has been highlighted at the conference for work carried out in at least 41 countries from 69 research centers or institutions, with highly diversified articles, which reveals the richness of this field of research.

Keywords: Animal health; Economics; Human health; Infectious diseases; One health; Surveillance.

MeSH terms

Animal Diseases / epidemiology*
Animal Diseases / etiology
Animals
Epidemiologic Methods / veterinary*
Global Health*
Health Priorities*
Veterinary Medicine / methods*