a one health approach to global pandemics
Post on 13-Dec-2014
676 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
A One Health Approachto Global Pandemics
Diseases that are
transmissible between
humans and animals
pose a grave threat.
These diseases require a
‘One Health’ approach
that integrates human
medicine with veterinary
medicine.
The FAZD Center
convened a task
force of leading
experts in
influenza.
It studied 2009’s
H1N1 flu pandemic
from a One Health
perspective.
• Improved vaccines.
• Better surveillance.
• Earlier detection.
• New tools to interrupt
transmission.
• Applying new
molecular biological
techniques.
• Cultivating
collaborations between
agencies on One Health
approaches.
In its 2010 report, the task force calls for:
Visit our web site:
fazd.tamu.edu
top related