1. Epidemiology and Public Health Human and Animal Health Unit One health and Eco-health: Jakob Zinsstag Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

2. 16. Juli 2015 Präsentationstitel2 The „One Medicine“ by Calvin Schwabe‘s has it‘s origins in his work with Dinka pastoralists in Sudan in the 1960s „There is no difference of paradigm between human and veterinary medicine. Both sciences share a common body of knowledge in anatomy, physiology, pathology, on the origines of diseases in all species.“ Schwabe C. (1964, 1984 3rd Edition): Veterinary Medicine and Human Health. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore

3. 16. Juli 2015 Präsentationstitel3 „One Health“ requirements Necessary (but not sufficient) requirements: – Recognition of intextricable linkage of human, livestock, companion animals and wildlife Sufficient requirements: – Added value of health and wellbeing of humans and animals and/or financial savings from closer cooperation of human and animal health.

4. 16. Juli 2015 4 Example of “One health” surveillance Simultaneous study of brucellosis seroprevalence in humans, cattle, Sheep and goat reveals that sheep are the main source of transmission. This was confirmed by molecular characterization of Brucella melitensis strains Bonfoh et al. (2012) Representative Seroprevalences of Brucellosis in Humans and Livestock in Kyrgyzstan. EcoHealth; 9(2):132-8

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6. 16. Juli 2015 Präsentationstitel6 Ecosystem approaches to health consider inextricable linkages between ecosystems, society and health of animals and humans contemporary complex health problems cannot be solved by “reductionist” approaches and require ecological and social systems thinking. www.Ecohealth.net