The OIE PVS Pathway and the WHO IHR framework: opportunities for joint activities at the human/animal interface

摘要

Nearly 75% of all infectious diseases classed as emerging diseases are zoonotic. Diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian in?uenza, Nipah virus, West Nile virus, Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and echinococcosis are examples of zoonoses that have hadsigni?cant impacts on human health.Recent outbreaks have called for a joint response, from both the human and animal health perspectives. Successful examples of such multi-sectoral approaches to disease control during recent years include – among others – the responses to Rift Valley fever in East Africa and highly pathogenic avianin?uenza (HPAI). During other outbreaks, coordination between Animal and Human Health Authorities has been relatively limited, with actions taken that were often speci?c to one sector, sometimes resulting in confusion and less effective disease control.