A Concrete Example of the One Health Approach in the Brazilian Unified Health System

摘要

The vision that we are all connected in this world is not new. However, to respond to the currentchallenges the world is facing, an integrated vision where humans, animals, and environment arelinked has never been so important (1). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the most recentexample of the complex threats of emerging infectious diseases. El Zowalaty and J?rhult (2) discussthe COVID-19 outbreak in a One Health context, highlighting the need for the implementation ofthis approach to improve human health and reduce the emergence of pandemic viruses.The definition of One Health as an “effort to collaborate across multiple disciplines on the local,national, and global level to achieve optimal health for people, animals, and the environment” (3)implies that multidisciplinary approaches in research, education, varied services, and policies couldsupport evidence-based decision-making in health and help build different solutions for challengesin the animal–human–ecosystem interface.