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Signalling and responding to zoonotic threats using a One Health approach: a decade of the Zoonoses Structure in the Netherlands, 2011 to 2021
Euro Surveill. 2022 Aug;27(31). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.31.2200039.ABSTRACTIn the Netherlands, the avian influenza outbreak in poultry in 2003 and the Q fever outbreak in dairy goats between 2007 and 2010 had severe consequences for public health. These outbreaks led to the establishment of an integrated human-veterinary risk analysis system for zoonoses, the Zoonoses Structure. The aim of the Zoonoses Structure is to signal, assess and control emerging zoonoses that may pose a risk to animal and/or human health in an integrated One Health approach. The Signalling Forum Zoonoses (SO-Z), the first step of the Zoon...
Source: Euro Surveill - August 5, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Joke van der Giessen Frits Vlaanderen Titia Kortbeek Corien Swaan Hans van den Kerkhof Els Broens Jolianne Rijks Miriam Koene Mauro De Rosa Mathilde Uiterwijk Marieke Augustijn-Schretlen Catharina Maassen Source Type: research

Diverse Voices Should Be Represented in Coronavirus Experts on TV
By Esther NgumbiILLINOIS, United States, Apr 6 2020 (IPS) During a crisis, such as the novel coronavirus, whose impact changes with every passing minute, the urge to listen to and watch the news, and get firsthand insights and real time updates can be constant. Indeed, millions of Americans are frequently checking the news. I know I am. What I’ve noticed on three of the major TV stations I’ve watched across the day is the absence of diversity in the experts commenting on the pandemic. This is inexcusable. The United States is made up of people of many different races and ethnicities, many of whom are professional exper...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Esther Ngumbi Tags: Headlines Health North America TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news