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Review
. 2023 Aug 21:17:100617.
doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100617. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Developing One Health surveillance systems

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Developing One Health surveillance systems

One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) et al. One Health. .

Abstract

The health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the environment are inter-dependent. Global anthropogenic change is a key driver of disease emergence and spread and leads to biodiversity loss and ecosystem function degradation, which are themselves drivers of disease emergence. Pathogen spill-over events and subsequent disease outbreaks, including pandemics, in humans, animals and plants may arise when factors driving disease emergence and spread converge. One Health is an integrated approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize human, animal and ecosystem health. Conventional disease surveillance has been siloed by sectors, with separate systems addressing the health of humans, domestic animals, cultivated plants, wildlife and the environment. One Health surveillance should include integrated surveillance for known and unknown pathogens, but combined with this more traditional disease-based surveillance, it also must include surveillance of drivers of disease emergence to improve prevention and mitigation of spill-over events. Here, we outline such an approach, including the characteristics and components required to overcome barriers and to optimize an integrated One Health surveillance system.

Keywords: Integrated surveillance; One health; Pandemics; Prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no-conflict of interest.

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Six steps that can guide One Health surveillance system development.

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