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 losses due to animal diseases. This represents in the order of 60 million tonnes of meat and 150 million tonnes of milk with a value of approximately $300 billion US dollars annually. It is certainly true to say that there are significant similarities between humans and animal health throughout society. They have a number of diseases in common, including certain cancers, kidney disease, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular diseases and numerous infectious diseases. Indeed, veterinary surgeons play an important role in not only the health of animals but also that of their human contacts and the environment. Their expertise and broad impact on the One Health agenda often goes unrecognised.