Open AccessPerspectives of emerging zoonoses – challenges and opportunities
Author(s) -
Muhammad Tariq Navid,
Raheela Akthar,
Muhammad Zeeshan Bhatti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
life and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-2970
pISSN - 2521-0475
DOI - 10.37185/lns.1.1.70
Subject(s) - zoonotic disease , human animal , animal species , human disease , disease , environmental health , one health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , animal food , vector (molecular biology) , livestock , biology , medicine , public health , zoology , ecology , pathology , food science , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Zoonoses are the infectious diseases that are linked with human and animals. During the last few decades, human-animal linkages and close associations have been increased the zoonotic diseases threats upto several times. The increasing demand and love for animal based edible proteins have resulted higher rate of human-animal interaction. Greater the interaction rate, higher the zoonotic disease threat. Moreover, the human, animal and environmental factors have increased the threat of vector-borne and food–borne illnesses globally. In the present study, we have focused on vector-borne and food-borne diseases that are transmissible between human and animal species. We have highlighted a few opportunities through which we can reduce the chances of emerging zoonotic disease illnesses in developing countries such as Pakistan.