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Editorial
. 2019 May 31;4(2):88.
doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020088.

The One Health Approach-Why Is It So Important?

John S Mackenzie  1   2   3 , Martyn Jeggo  4
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Editorial

The One Health Approach-Why Is It So Important?

John S Mackenzie et al. Trop Med Infect Dis. .

Abstract

It has become increasingly clear over the past three decades that the majority of novel, emergent zoonotic infectious diseases originate in animals, especially wildlife [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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