Establishing a One Health office in Kenya

A One Health (OH) approach that integrates human,animal and environmental approaches to management of zoonotic diseases has gained momentum in the last decadeas part of a strategy to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases. However, there are few examples of howan OH approach can be establi...

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Autores principales: Mbabu, Murithi, Njeru, Ian, File, Sarah, Osoro, Eric, Kiambi, Stella, Bitek, Austine, Ithondeka, Peter, Kairu-Wanyoike, Salome, Sharif, Shanaaz, Gogstad, Eric, Gakuya, Francis, Sandhaus, Kaitlin, Munyua, Peninah, Montgomery, Joel, Breiman, Robert, Rubin, Carol, Njenga, Kariuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4337352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722779
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.106.4588
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Sumario:A One Health (OH) approach that integrates human,animal and environmental approaches to management of zoonotic diseases has gained momentum in the last decadeas part of a strategy to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases. However, there are few examples of howan OH approach can be established in a country. Kenya establishment of an OH office, referred to asthe Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU) in 2011. The ZDU bridges theanimal and human health sectors with a senior epidemiologist deployed from each ministry; and agoal of maintaining collaboration at the animal and human health interface towards better prevention and control of zoonoses. The country is adding an ecologist to the ZDU to ensure that environmental risks are adequately addressed in emerging disease control.

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