scholarly journals Philosophical Roots of the One Medicine Movement: An Analysis of Some Relevant Ideas by Rudolf Virchow and Calvin Schwabe with Their Modern Implications

2013 ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Lerner
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Human Medicine ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
The One

During the last decade there has been increasing interest in combining veterinary and human medicine, mainly in the areas of vaccination and the eradication of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. Although the roots of this "One Health-One Medicine" approach can be found in ancient Egypt and Greece, the roots of the philosophy of "one medicine" have not been so thoroughly discussed. In this paper I will analyse some ideas that could unite veterinary and human medicine, from Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) and Calvin W. Schwabe (1927-2006). Both are recognized as important theoretical founders of the philosophy of one medicine. I will also further develop these thoughts to meet some of the discussions taken place today.

scholarly journals The adoption of the One Health approach to improve surveillance of venomous animal injury, vector-borne and zoonotic diseases in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. e0009109
Author(s):  
André de Souza Leandro ◽  
Renata Defante Lopes ◽  
Caroline Amaral Martins ◽  
Açucena Veleh Rivas ◽  
Isaac da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Control Center ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Endemic Diseases ◽  
Venomous Animal ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
The One

Public health institutions with sectorized structure and low integration among field teams, old-fashioned practices such as paper-based storage system, and poorly qualified health agents have limited ability to conduct accurate surveillance and design effective timely interventions. Herein, we describe the steps taken by the Zoonosis Control Center of Foz do Iguaçu (CCZ-Foz) in the last 23 years to move from an archaic and sectorized structure to a modern and timely surveillance program embracing zoonotic diseases, venomous animal injuries, and vector-borne diseases epidemiology under the One Health approach. The full implementation of the One Health approach was based on 5 axes: (1) merging sectorized field teams; (2) adoption of digital solutions; (3) health agents empowerment and permanent capacitation; (4) social mobilization; and (5) active surveys. By doing so, notifications related to zoonotic diseases and venomous animals increased 10 and 21 times, respectively, with no impairment on arbovirus surveillance (major concern in the city). Open sources database (PostgreSQL) and software (QGis) are daily updated and create real-time maps to support timely decisions. The adoption of One Health approach increased preparedness for endemic diseases and reemerging and emerging threats such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

scholarly journals Model-Based Reverse Translation Between Veterinary and Human Medicine: The One Health Initiative

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Schneider ◽  
Violeta Balbas-Martinez ◽  
Albert E. Jergens ◽  
Inaki F. Troconiz ◽  
Karin Allenspach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Human Medicine ◽  
Health Initiative ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Reverse Translation ◽  
The One

scholarly journals Vector-borne diseases of small companion animals in Namibia: Literature review, knowledge gaps and opportunity for a One Health approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H. Noden ◽  
Minty Soni
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
One Health ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Hepatozoon Canis ◽  
Knowledge Gaps ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Namibia has a rich history in veterinary health but little is known about the vector-borne diseases that affect companion dogs and cats. The aim of this review is to summarise the existing published and available unpublished literature, put it into a wider geographical context, and explore some significant knowledge gaps. To date, only two filarial pathogens (Dirofilaria repens and Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides) and three tick-borne pathogens (Babesia canis vogeli, Hepatozoon canis and Ehrlichia canis) have been reported. Most studies have focused solely on dogs and cats in the urban Windhoek and surrounding areas, with almost nothing reported in rural farming areas, in either the populous northern regions or the low-income urban areas where animal owners have limited access to veterinary services. With the development of several biomedical training programmes in the country, there is now an excellent opportunity to address zoonotic vector-borne diseases through a One Health approach so as to assess the risks to small companion animals as well as diseases of public health importance.

Dirofilariasis – an emergent human parasitosis in Romania

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Arbune ◽  
Michaela Dobre
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Human Medicine ◽  
Body Perception ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Pediatric Department ◽  
Local Pain ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne

AbstractChanging vector habitats due to climate change increase the risk of less common vector-borne diseases spreading to temperate areas. An example of such a disease is dirofilariasis. The present article is a case presentation of ocular dirofilariasis. The peculiarities of this case and its implications to public health are presented herein, in addition to a literature review of the epidemiological data regarding dirofilariasis in dogs and humans. A16-year-old adolescent, who had never travelled outside Galaţi County, was admitted to the hospital’s pediatric department with conjunctival edema, foreign body perception, redness and local pain in the left eye. A parasitological exam identified Dirofilaria repens. The outcome of the condition was favorable. Although canine dirofilariasis is more often encountered by veterinary practices, only few human cases had hither to been reported in Romania, none in Galaţi County. A national Romanian prevalence study on dirofilariasis in animals is called for in order to improve the management of the disease, both in veterinary and human medicine.

scholarly journals One Health Approach to Leishmaniases: Understanding the Disease Dynamics through Diagnostic Tools

Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahyun Hong ◽  
Ricardo Andrade Zampieri ◽  
Jeffrey Jon Shaw ◽  
Lucile Maria Floeter-Winter ◽  
Maria Fernanda Laranjeira-Silva
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Animal Reservoir ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne

Leishmaniases are zoonotic vector-borne diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania that affect millions of people around the globe. There are various clinical manifestations, ranging from self-healing cutaneous lesions to potentially fatal visceral leishmaniasis, all of which are associated with different Leishmania species. Transmission of these parasites is complex due to the varying ecological relationships between human and/or animal reservoir hosts, parasites, and sand fly vectors. Moreover, vector-borne diseases like leishmaniases are intricately linked to environmental changes and socioeconomic risk factors, advocating the importance of the One Health approach to control these diseases. The development of an accurate, fast, and cost-effective diagnostic tool for leishmaniases is a priority, and the implementation of various control measures such as animal sentinel surveillance systems is needed to better detect, prevent, and respond to the (re-)emergence of leishmaniases.

scholarly journals Parasitology and One Health—Perspectives on Africa and Beyond

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1437
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Lorusso
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
One Health ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Drug Discovery And Development ◽  
Agricultural Transformation ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
The One

This concept paper reviews issues pertaining to parasitic and vector-borne infections, of humans, animals, or both, of topical relevance to the African continent as well as to neighbouring and interconnected geographies. This analysis is carried out through the “One Health” lens, being mindful of the central role of agriculture and livestock keeping in Africa’s sustainable development. The possible agricultural transformation that the continent may undergo to fulfil the rising demand for animal protein of its growing population, coupled with the ongoing climate changes, may lead to potentially enhanced interactions among humans, domesticated and wild animals, in a fast-changing environment. In this view, tackling parasitic conditions of livestock can prove being multidimensionally beneficial by improving animal health as well as communities’ food security, livelihood and public health. Accordingly, the value of applying the One Health approach to drug discovery and development in the fight against parasitic neglected tropical diseases and zoonoses, is also underscored. Overall, this article upholds the adoption of a holistic, global, interdisciplinary, multisectoral, harmonised and forward-looking outlook, encompassing both life and social sciences, when dealing with parasitic conditions of humans and animals, in Africa and beyond, in COVID-19 times and further.

scholarly journals Carvacrol importance in veterinary and human medicine as ecologic insecticide and acaricide

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 433-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijana Vucinic ◽  
Jelena Nedeljkovic-Trailovic ◽  
Sasa Trailovic ◽  
Sasa Ivanovic ◽  
Mirjana Milovanovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Active Ingredient ◽  
Human Medicine ◽  
Parasitic Diseases ◽  
Plant Origin ◽  
Biocidal Activity ◽  
House Flies ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne

Carvacrol is an active ingredient of essential oils from different plants, mainly from oregano and thyme species. It poseses biocidal activity agains many artropodes of the importance for veterinary and human medicine. Carvacrol acts as repelent, larvicide, insecticide and acaricide. It acts against pest artropodes such as those that serve as mechanical or biological vectors for many causal agents of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases for animals and humans. Therefore, it may be used not only in pest arthropodes control but in vector borne diseases control, too. In the paper carvacrol bioactivity against mosquitoes, house flies, cockroaches, ticks and mites are described. Potencial modes of carvacrol action on artropodes are given, too. Carvacrol reachs its biotoxicity against arthropodes alone or in combination with other active ingredients from the same plant of its origin, such as tymol, cymen or others. The paper explains reasons for frequently investigations on essential oils and other natural products of plant origin to their biotoxicity against food stored pest or pest of medicinal importance, as well as, needs for their use in agriculture, veterinary and human medicine.

The Spread of Mosquito Borne Disease – Is Climate Change Beginning to Bite?

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 192-194
Author(s):  
John (Luke) Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
Vector Borne

The author considers the threat to vector-borne diseases in the light of climate change.

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