Biodiversity; Wildlife; Zoonoses; Public health; Domestic animals; Cowpox
Abstract :
[en] Public attitudes towards animals are often contradictory. In developed countries where the problem of food security has been solved to a large degree, public concern is concentrated on food safety and animal welfare, along with a debate on the social status of both domestic and wild animals. Zoonoses are often the focal point of these concerns. In developing countries (which often have the greatest biodiversity), wildlife constitutes an uncontrollable source of often unknown zoonoses. The authors attempt to analyse the link between animals and public health. Special attention is given to the example of cowpox, a disease which has been recognised as a zoonosis for more than two centuries but the epidemiology of which has recently been rediscovered.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Immunology-Vaccinology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bâtiment B43 bis, 20, Boulevard de Colonster, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Bennett, Malcolm
Brochier, Bernard
Akakpo, Ayayi
Language :
English
Title :
Animals, Public Health and the Example of Cowpox
Publication date :
April 2000
Journal title :
Revue Scientifique et Technique. Office International des Epizooties
ISSN :
0253-1933
eISSN :
1608-0637
Publisher :
Office International des Epizooties (OIE), Paris, France
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