China's great wall, Israel's Bar Lev Line, and passive infectious disease surveillance

• 作 者: Maha A Elbadry Mary M Merrill Meng-Meng Ma Mai-Juan Ma Jia-Hai Lu Wu-Chun Cao Gregory C Gray
• 机 构: One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training, College of Public Health and Health Profe
• 出 处: Military Medical Research
• 发表日期: 2014年02期
• 关键词: zoonoses communicable diseases emerging epidemiology public health one health

Emerging infectious diseases are some of modern society’s greatest threats. Like some great construction efforts designed to protect mankind, current public health measures against these emerging pathogens have not always been successful. This paper highlights the importance of embracing new interdisciplinary approaches towards emerging pathogen threats. One such approach, termed One Health, is quickly being embraced by professional organizations and public health institutions across the world as a way forward. This paper briefly discusses the above problems and preliminary steps taken by Chinese academic institutions to embrace the One Health approach.

Emerging infectious diseases are some of modern society’s greatest threats. Like some great construction efforts designed to protect mankind, current public health measures against these emerging pathogens have not always been successful. This paper highlights the importance of embracing new interdisciplinary approaches to emerging pathogen threats. One such approach, termed One Health, is quickly being embraced by professional organizations and public health institutions across the world as a way forward. This paper briefly discusses the above problems and preliminary settings taken by Chinese academic institutions to embrace the One Health approach.