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- Infectious diseases pose significant health risks to both humans and animals, highlighting the need for integrated research efforts.
- Studying zoonotic agents like Bartonella, which infect various animals and are associated with numerous human diseases, exemplifies the importance of a combined approach in understanding their transmission and biology.
- The genus Bartonella serves as a prime example of how the One Health concept can unite veterinary and human medicine to tackle these health challenges more effectively.
Article Abstract
Infectious diseases remain a remarkable health threat for humans and animals. In the past, the epidemiology, etiology and pathology of infectious agents affecting humans and animals have mostly been investigated in separate studies. However, it is evident, that combined approaches are needed to understand geographical distribution, transmission and infection biology of "zoonotic agents". The genus Bartonella represents a congenial example of the synergistic benefits that can arise from such combined approaches: Bartonella spp. infect a broad variety of animals, are linked with a constantly increasing number of human diseases and are transmitted via arthropod vectors. As a result, the genus Bartonella is predestined to play a pivotal role in establishing a One Health concept combining veterinary and human medicine.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4862191 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1546-x | DOI Listing |
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