J Prev Med Public Health.
2017 Nov;50(6):411-414. 10.3961/jpmph.17.097.
One Health Perspectives on Emerging Public Health Threats
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Infectious Disease Control, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Suwon, Korea.
- 2Department of Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, School of Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. chun@korea.ac.kr
- 3Disease Diagnostic Team, Gyeonggi Livestock and Veterinary Service, Suwon, Korea.
- 4Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Centre for Tropical and Emerging Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- KMID: 2398229
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.17.097
Abstract
- Antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, including avian influenza, Ebola virus disease, and Zika virus disease have significantly affected humankind in recent years. In the premodern era, no distinction was made between animal and human medicine. However, as medical science developed, the gap between human and animal science grew deeper. Cooperation among human, animal, and environmental sciences to combat emerging public health threats has become an important issue under the One Health Initiative. Herein, we presented the history of One Health, reviewed current public health threats, and suggested opportunities for the field of public health through better understanding of the One Health paradigm.
