One Health Perspectives on Emerging Public Health Threats.
- Author:
Sukhyun RYU
1
;
Bryan Inho KIM
;
Jun Sik LIM
;
Cheng Siang TAN
;
Byung Chul CHUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: One health; Zoonoses; Antibiotic resistance; Infectious disease; Korea
- MeSH: Animals; Communicable Diseases; Communicable Diseases, Emerging; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Ecology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; Humans; Influenza in Birds; Korea; Public Health*; Zika Virus Infection; Zoonoses
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2017;50(6):411-414
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, including avian influenza, Ebola virus disease, and Zika virus disease have significantly affected humankind in recent years. In the premodern era, no distinction was made between animal and human medicine. However, as medical science developed, the gap between human and animal science grew deeper. Cooperation among human, animal, and environmental sciences to combat emerging public health threats has become an important issue under the One Health Initiative. Herein, we presented the history of One Health, reviewed current public health threats, and suggested opportunities for the field of public health through better understanding of the One Health paradigm.
