ScienceDaily
(Nov. 12, 2012) — Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from
animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so
only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A new study
recommends a global system is needed to monitor infectious diseases of
companion dogs and cats.
The
study, led by Michael Day, Professor of Veterinary Pathology in the School of
Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol and published online
in Emerging Infectious Diseases, lists key infectious diseases that may be
transmitted between dogs and cats and man ('zoonotic diseases'). It is well
recognised that most of the major new diseases of humankind will have an animal
origin and dogs and cats are a potential source of such 'emerging diseases'.
The
World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) One Health Committee, which
promotes the closer integration of human and animal healthcare ('One Health')
in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health
Organization (WHO), recommends in the paper a co-ordinated global disease
monitoring system is established for veterinarians who work in small companion
animal practice.
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