Giuseppe
Emeritus
One Flu for One Health (Emerg Infect Dis., extract, edited)
[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infection Diseses Review, Full Free PDF File (LINK). 1st paragraph, edited.]
DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.091593
Suggested citation for this article: Capua I, Cattoli G. One Flu for One Health [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr; [Epub ahead of print]
One Flu for One Health
To the Editor:
The emergence and spread of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus from the animal reservoir to humans raise questions about the future approach to influenza virus infections. The scientific community has evidence demonstrating that influenza virus genes migrate across continents and animal species and assemble themselves in combinations that are a threat to animal and human health, resulting in panzootics like that caused by influenza A virus (H5N1) or pandemics like that caused by pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. The latter virus emerged from the animal reservoir, containing a unique combination of genes donated by viruses originating from from 3 species and 2 hemispheres. In a globalized environment, mapping gene movement across species and national borders and identifying mutations and gene constellations with pandemic potential or virulence determinants are essential to enact prevention and control strategies at a global level. This conclusion is in agreement with, and possibly the best example of, the One Health (LINK) vision: a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to improving the health of humans, animals, and the environment. One Health is endorsed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the World Health Organization.
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[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infection Diseses Review, Full Free PDF File (LINK). 1st paragraph, edited.]
DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.091593
Suggested citation for this article: Capua I, Cattoli G. One Flu for One Health [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr; [Epub ahead of print]
One Flu for One Health
To the Editor:
The emergence and spread of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus from the animal reservoir to humans raise questions about the future approach to influenza virus infections. The scientific community has evidence demonstrating that influenza virus genes migrate across continents and animal species and assemble themselves in combinations that are a threat to animal and human health, resulting in panzootics like that caused by influenza A virus (H5N1) or pandemics like that caused by pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. The latter virus emerged from the animal reservoir, containing a unique combination of genes donated by viruses originating from from 3 species and 2 hemispheres. In a globalized environment, mapping gene movement across species and national borders and identifying mutations and gene constellations with pandemic potential or virulence determinants are essential to enact prevention and control strategies at a global level. This conclusion is in agreement with, and possibly the best example of, the One Health (LINK) vision: a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to improving the health of humans, animals, and the environment. One Health is endorsed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the World Health Organization.
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