A One Health Approachto Global Pandemics

Diseases that are

transmissible between

humans and animals

pose a grave threat.

These diseases require a

‘One Health’ approach

that integrates human

medicine with veterinary

medicine.

The FAZD Center

convened a task

force of leading

experts in

influenza.

It studied 2009’s

H1N1 flu pandemic

from a One Health

perspective.

• Improved vaccines.

• Better surveillance.

• Earlier detection.

• New tools to interrupt

transmission.

• Applying new

molecular biological

techniques.

• Cultivating

collaborations between

agencies on One Health

approaches.

In its 2010 report, the task force calls for:

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