scholarly journals Ethnobiology in One Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha B. Quinlan ◽  
Robert J. Quinlan
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
One Health ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

The new One Health concept is, essentially, the ethnobiology of health, addressing the interrelation of human, animal and environmental health. Incited by 2003 outbreaks of animal-borne SARS and avian influenza, One Health’s multidisciplinary perspective complements growing international support for interdisciplinary research and health equity. One Health needs researchers able to integrate social and cultural factors into health-related life science questions.

scholarly journals COVID-19 through the One Health lens: adding a missing perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Selbach ◽  
Maarten P. M. Vanhove ◽  
Kim Nørgaard Mouritsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
One Health ◽  
Evolutionary Ecology ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Human Parasite ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
The One

The One Health concept offers an integrative approach to disease and health at the human-animal-environment interface. It has often been suggested to view the COVID-19 outbreak within this framework to better understand and mitigate this global crisis. Here, we discuss how the evolutionary ecology of host-pathogen systems can add a valuable additional perspective to the debate around SARS-CoV-2 and its implications for public health awareness and policy-making. In this context, it is especially important to highlight that changes in nature, such as zoonotic spillover events, are often irreversible, and that humans, while deeply embedded in ecosystems, are intricate ecosystems themselves. A better recognition of the complex biology and evolution of human-parasite interactions will assist our understanding of such zoonoses.

scholarly journals The Bibliometric Landscape of Infectious Disease Research in Panama (1990 - 2019): An Evaluation of the Country’s Capability on One Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Loaiza ◽  
Robinson Zapata ◽  
Rao Kosagisharaf ◽  
Rolando A. Gittens ◽  
Enrique Mendoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
One Health ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
Infectious Disease Research ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: This work aims to analyze the landscape of scientific publications on subjects related to One Health and infectious diseases in Panama. We asked the following specific questions: How does the One Health research landscape look like in Panama? Are historical research efforts aligned with the One Health concept? What infectious diseases have received more attention from the local scientific community since 1990?Methods: Boolean searches on the Web of Science, SCOPUS and PubMed were undertaken to evaluate the main trends of publications related to One Health and infectious disease research in the country of Panama, between 1990 and 2019. Results: 4,547 publications were identified since 1990, including 3,564 peer-reviewed articles interconnected with One Health related descriptors, and 211 articles focused particularly on infectious diseases. There was a pattern of exponential growth in the number of publications with various contributions from Panamanian institutions. The rates of multidisciplinary, inter-institutional and inter-sectoral research ranged from moderate to low, to very low, respectively. Research efforts have centered largely on protozoan, neglected and arthropod-borne diseases with a strong emphasis on malaria, Chagas and leishmaniasis. Conclusion: Panama has scientific capabilities on One Health to tackle future infectious disease threats, but the official collaboration schemes and strategic investment to develop further competencies need to be considered. Through future collaborative efforts, Panama can reduce the risk of pandemics by developing surveillance strategies to improve the prediction of disease spillover, spread and persistence while helping to mitigate the impact on public health and the economy, regionally.

scholarly journals A One Health Perspective to Recognize Fusarium as Important in Clinical Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Valeri Sáenz ◽  
Carlos Alvarez-Moreno ◽  
Patrice Le Pape ◽  
Silvia Restrepo ◽  
Josep Guarro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
One Health ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Hospital Environments ◽  
Plumbing Systems ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Human Infections

Any strategy that proposes solutions to health-related problems recognizes that people, animals, and the environment are interconnected. Fusarium is an example of this interaction because it is capable of infecting plants, animals, and humans. This review provides information on various aspects of these relations and proposes how to approach fusariosis with a One Health methodology (a multidisciplinary, and multisectoral approach that can address urgent, ongoing, or potential health threats to humans, animals, and the environment). Here, we give a framework to understand infection pathogenesis, through the epidemiological triad, and explain how the broad utilization of fungicides in agriculture may play a role in the treatment of human fusariosis. We assess how plumbing systems and hospital environments might play a role as a reservoir for animal and human infections. We explain the role of antifungal resistance mechanisms in both humans and agriculture. Our review emphasizes the importance of developing interdisciplinary research studies where aquatic animals, plants, and human disease interactions can be explored through coordination and collaborative actions.

scholarly journals Epidemiology and impact of SARs Corona Virus 2 in animals and human health with one health concept: A review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-372
Author(s):  
Edget Abayneh ◽  
Henok Goba
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Corona Viruses

Corona viruses infect many species of animals, including humans. Coronaviruses have been described for more than 50years but up to 2003, only two coronaviruses were identified to infect humans. From 2002 to 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) affected more than 8000 people and caused about 800 deaths around the world. After a few years a novel coronavirus was recognized in September, 2012, later renamed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In December 2019, 2019 novel Coronavirus (nCoV), which is another public health problem, has emerged in the Huanan Seafood Market, where livestock animals are also traded, in Wuhan State of Hubei Province in China and has been the focus of global attention due to a pneumonia epidemic of unknown cause. The Corona viridae Study Group of ICTV named this novel Coronavirus as SARS-Cov-2. In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the SARS-Cov-2 virus a global pandemic. The pandemic is ongoing and its study and further scientific works on it are still running and in conclusion a one health approached are required to combat this situation with an integrated effort of human, animal and environmental health.

scholarly journals Views from many worlds: unsettling categories in interdisciplinary research on endemic zoonotic diseases

2017 ◽  
Vol 372 (1725) ◽  
pp. 20160170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley MacGregor ◽  
Linda Waldman
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
One Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
Many Worlds ◽  
Human Animal

Interdisciplinary research on zoonotic disease has tended to focus on ‘risk’ of disease transmission as a conceptual common denominator. With reference to endemic zoonoses at the livestock–human interface, we argue for considering a broader sweep of disciplinary insights from anthropology and other social sciences in interdisciplinary dialogue, in particular cross-cultural perspectives on human–animal engagement. We consider diverse worldviews where human–animal encounters are perceived of in terms of the kinds of social relations they generate, and the notion of culture is extended to the ‘natural’ world. This has implications for how animals are valued, treated and prioritized. Thinking differently with and about animals and about species' boundaries could enable ways of addressing zoonotic diseases which have closer integration with people's own cultural norms. If we can bring this kind of knowledge into One Health debates, we find ourselves with a multiplicity of worldviews, where bounded categories such as human:animal and nature:culture cannot be assumed. This might in turn influence our scientific ways of seeing our own disciplinary cultures, and generate novel ways of understanding zoonoses and constructing solutions. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’.

Environmental health: The most neglected part of one health

2021 ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Sonali Dash ◽  
Adya Prakash Rath
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
One Health ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
Health Networks ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Human Animal

One health concept and perspectives have gained momentum in past few years in global health sector. Keeping in view the increased popularity of “one health” American Veterinary & Medical Association has defined it as the emerging interdisciplinary field that inherently collaborates human, animal and environmental aspects to combat emerging global health problems especially related to zoonotic public health emergencies. According to key findings of “One Health Networks (OHNs)” environmental factor is the most neglected part of one health triad that consists of human-animal-environment interface. Currently, human and animal health has been constantly threatened by rise of novel challenges like antimicrobial resistance, environmental pollution, epizootics, pandemics, development of multifactorial chronic ailments etc which needs an interdisciplinary and intersectoral expertise. Ecosystem heath and its adverse effects on human and animal health have gained greatest attention over recent years as it serves as melting pot for all infectious diseases. Despite of achieving global success in the field of “One health” it is still in embryonic stage in our country. So, the success of one health requires breaking down the shackles that still separate human and veterinary medicine from environmental, evolutionary and ecological sciences that will ultimately lead to desired equilibrium and dynamics in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

scholarly journals Food Choices and Their Impact on Health and Environment

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (17) ◽  
pp. 5460
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Szalonka ◽  
Elżbieta Stańczyk ◽  
Anna Gardocka-Jałowiec ◽  
Paweł Waniowski ◽  
Agata Niemczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Consumption Habits

Food choices are complex and highly variable, even over short periods, as they are influenced by numerous psychological, social, and cultural factors, in addition to biological and economic ones. Consumer choices are increasingly complex because of the growing quantity and variety of available food products, which also affects individuals’ environments. This paper is part of a larger study on health-related food choices, and it discusses how food choices affect the environment. To achieve the research goal, classes of respondents that are homogeneous in their food choices were identified. The authors used an algorithm to build classification trees and found that health status is determined by respondents’ age and food consumption habits. The paper demonstrates that understanding individual nutritional choices is a prerequisite for changing consumption habits and shaping healthy behavior, which is in line with the principle of sustainable development through sustainable consumption. The findings are relevant to public health researchers and practitioners who wish to understand the relationship between nutritional practices and health in line with sustainable development.

scholarly journals One Health: competing perspectives in an emerging field

Parasitology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. KINGSLEY ◽  
E. M. TAYLOR
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
One Health ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Fault Lines ◽  
The One

SUMMARYOver the last decade, One Health has attracted considerable attention from researchers and policymakers. The concept argues that the fields of human, animal and environmental health ought to be more closely integrated. Amid a flurry of conferences, projects and publications, there has been substantial debate over what exactly One Health is and should be. This review summarizes the main trends in this emerging discussion, highlighting the fault lines between different perspectives on One Health. Some have shown that One Health's call to synthesize knowledge from different disciplines can lead to better interventions. Others, however, argue that One Health's challenge to existing practice must go further, and set out a vision that foregrounds the social and economic drivers of disease. Meanwhile, recent examples of One Health in practice highlight the potential but also the challenges of institutionalizing cooperation. We also discuss the promise and pitfalls of using complexity theory to tackle multifaceted problems, and consider how the One Health concept has been brought to bear on other issues, such as emerging new technologies. Ultimately, One Health is an important and worthwhile goal, and requires a debate that clarifies both the competing uses and the political nature of the project.

scholarly journals The One Medicine concept: its emergence from history as a systematic approach to re-integrate human and veterinary medicine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey A. King
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
One Health ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Science Approach ◽  
Health Concept ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
The One ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the global recognition for greater inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary working, and the need for systematic approaches which recognise the interconnectedness and interactions between human, animal and environmental health. The notion of such a One Team/One science approach is perhaps best exemplified by the One Health concept, a systematic approach which is rapidly entering into the mainstream. However, the concept of One Health, as we presently know it, originated from One Medicine, a notion which is much older and which emerged to promote collaboration between the human and veterinary medicine professions and the allied health/scientific disciplines. Whilst One Medicine is perhaps better known by the veterinary community, some misconceptions of what One Medicine is have arisen. Therefore, this review introduces this emerging concept and how it can help to address overlapping (communicable and non-communicable disease) health challenges faced by both human and veterinary medicine.

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