Vaccination for One Health

Vaccination for One Health

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com humans are contracted from animals [2]. In addition, it is estimated that at least 70% of emerging and re-emerging diseases are either zoonotic (spread from animals to humans) or vector-born (carried from infected animals to others through insects). Furthermore, at least 20% of livestock production globally is affected by morbidity and mortality los...

One Flu for One Health

To the Editor: The emergence and spread of infl uenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus from the animal reservoir to humans raise questions about the future approach to infl uenza virus infections. The scientifi c community has evidence demonstrating that infl uenza virus genes migrate across continents and animal species and assemble themselves in combinations that are a threat to animal and human ...

Prioritizing research for “One health - One world”

Infectious diseases of poverty, a collective term coined for infections known to be particularly prevalent amongst poor populations, is increasingly used for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with special transmission routes, such as depending on vectors and/or intermediate hosts. The journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty (IDP) is launched to explore new avenues in research to better understa...

Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers.

Annual influenza vaccination for health care workers has the potential to benefit health care professionals, their patients, and their families by reducing the transmission of influenza in the health care setting. Furthermore, staff vaccination programs are cost-effective for health care institutions because of reduced staff illness and absenteeism. Despite international recommendations and str...

Influenza vaccination for health care personnel.