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Experts urge One Health approach to zoonotic disease in Karnataka
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Human, animal and environmental health are one system: the One Health idea GS3 and KPSC health answers need
Experts press for One Health coordination against zoonotic diseases.
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Experts at a Karnataka meeting called for cross-sector collaboration to implement the One Health initiative.
One Health links human, animal and environmental health and argues for coordinated action instead of fragmented responses.
They said tracking early signals in animals and the environment can curb zoonotic outbreaks before they reach people.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- One Health links human, animal and environmental health into a single coordinated approach.
- Zoonoses are diseases that spread from animals to humans, e.g. rabies, Nipah, brucellosis, avian influenza.
- Experts at a Karnataka meeting urged cross-sector collaboration to implement the One Health initiative.
- Early signals in animals and the environment can help curb outbreaks before they reach people.
- One Health is promoted by the Quadripartite: WHO, FAO, WOAH and UNEP.
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- One Health is an integrated approach that recognises the linkage between human, animal and environmental health.
- Zoonotic diseases are those transmitted from animals to humans; Nipah virus and rabies are examples.
- Surveillance of animal and environmental signals can provide early warning of outbreaks, reducing spillover to humans.
- The Quadripartite for One Health comprises WHO, FAO, WOAH and UNEP.
മെയിൻസ്
GS3 (Health, environment) and GS2 (health governance): zoonotic outbreaks expose fragmented responses across health, veterinary and environment departments. One Health calls for joint surveillance, data sharing and coordinated response, as Karnataka experts urged. The way forward is institutionalised inter-departmental coordination, early-warning surveillance in animals and ecosystems, and strengthened local veterinary and public health capacity.
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