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Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 924004003X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis A key role for veterinary authorities and animal health practitioners in preventing and controlling neglected parasitic zoonoses by :
Download or read book A key role for veterinary authorities and animal health practitioners in preventing and controlling neglected parasitic zoonoses written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Regional Offices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Asia and the Pacific region (“Regional Tripartite”) have a longstanding and successful partnership in promoting and facilitating a One Health approach to address challenges at the human–animal–environment interface. The Regional Tripartite has agreed to collaborate to enhance multisectoral partnerships at country level, ensuring that necessary multisectoral interventions reach all the affected populations inneed, includinghard-to-reachvulnerable populations, and to accelerate control and elimination of neglected parasitic zoonoses across the Asia and the Pacific region. Prevention and control of infection in animals is one of the critical means to reduce the burden of zoonoses in humans, therefore the animal health sector has a very important role to play. However, awareness and knowledge are often limited among veterinary authorities, public health practitioners, animal health practitioners and animal owners. This handbook focuses on interventions that the animal health sector can implement to prevent human and animal disease caused by these parasites. It aims to provide up-to-date information in a concise form and is expected to encourage the relevant stakeholders to take actions to control and prevent neglected parasitic zoonoses. Although the handbook was written primarily for Asia and the Pacific region, the information is relevant in many other regions.