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dc.contributor.authorGodfroid, Jacques
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T13:06:39Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T13:06:39Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-11
dc.description.abstractHuman brucellosis remains the commonest zoonotic disease worldwide with more than 500 000 new cases annually. Understanding the biology of Brucella infections and the transmission patterns at the wildlife/livestock/human interface is of paramount importance before implementing any brucellosis control or eradication program in animals, even more so should interventions be justified within One Health. In addition to calling for transdisciplinary collaboration, One Health formally aims to conserve the environment and to promote the well-being of animals. In this opinion paper, the One Health approach of brucellosis is reviewed in the industrialized and the low and middle income countries, highlighting pitfalls and shortcomings of serological studies and discussing the role of urban and peri-urban farming for the re-emergence of brucellosis in the developing world. The role of wildlife as a potential reservoir is highlighted and different management strate gies are discussed. Lastly, beyond its role in the control of brucellosis, the ethical dimension of culling wildlife to control disease emergence or spill-back of infections in livestock is discussed. Core transdisciplinary competencies such as values and ethics are critically important in guiding the development of One Health curricula and in continuing professional education, as they describe the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to be effective. A conceptual framework needs to be developed from inception to knowledge translation. Importantly, transdisciplinary competencies should be developed as an adjunct to discipline-specific areas of expertise, not as a replacement. A profound understanding of the biology of infectious agents is and will always remain a pre-requisite for any sound One Health approach.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0207-7> https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0207-7 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationGodfroid J. Brucellosis in livestock and wildlife: zoonotic diseases without pandemic potential in need of innovative one health approaches. Archives of Public Health. 2017;75(34)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1522902
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13690-017-0207-7
dc.identifier.issn0778-7367
dc.identifier.issn2049-3258
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/11910
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.relation.journalArchives of Public Health
dc.relation.projectIDUniversitetet i Tromsø: Open Access Publication Funden_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Medical microbiology: 715en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Medisinsk mikrobiologi: 715en_US
dc.titleBrucellosis in livestock and wildlife: zoonotic diseases without pandemic potential in need of innovative one health approachesen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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