Multi-sectoral prioritization of zoonotic diseases: One health perspective from Ahmedabad, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prioritizing zoonotic diseases is one of the emerging tasks for developing multi-sectoral collaboration within One Health. Globally, many efforts have been made to prioritize zoonotic diseases at national levels, especially in low resource settings. Prioritization of zoonoses has been conducted in different countries at different levels (i.e. national, regional and local) for different purposes. India has also initiated prioritization of zoonotic diseases at the national level. However, in a country like India with wide climatic variations, different animal-human and vector densities, it is important to look at these zoonotic conditions in local settings too. The present study aims to determine which zoonoses should be prioritized for collaboration between stakeholders i

SUBMITTER: Yasobant S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667134 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature