Rabies Infection: The Emerging Concept Of One Health

Nationwide, it has been normal practice to view environmental health, animal health, and human health as separate entities. Each division conducts its own research and seldom share the findings with other sectors. The emerging concept of “One Health” seeks to break down these silos to benefit all areas of health. As stated by Dr. Buttke, “One Health is the recognition that human, animal, and environmental health are all inter-linked. …One Health encourages physicians, veterinarians, and scientists to work together across disciplines and jurisdictions to improve the health of all species by building on our common needs” (2013). By protecting biodiversity of ecosystems, the health of all species can be improved. Healthy ecosystems have fewer diseased wildlife which reduces the risk of infecting humans in the area. One Health can be an intervention in a variety of public health issuers that involve the spread of infectious communicable diseases. According to Riegelman and Kirkwood, communicable diseases “can be transmitted from person to person or from animals or the physical environment to humans” (2015, p. 136).

Intervention 1: Rabies infection

Problem

Rabies is severe health issue in the United States. It has the …show more content…
Through the recordings, researchers found that there were high rates of antibiotic uses in surgical wards, in pregnant women, and intensive care units. Many times the wrong antibiotics were being used, or for an inappropriate period of time. Antibiotic resistant E. coli were found in hospital waste water. They were also found in the feces of asymptomatic pregnant women and asymptomatic children. In addition, the resistant E. coli was found in cow stool and drinking water in many rural villages. From the findings, further interventions may be formed, based on the linkage antibiotic resistant E. coli in humans, animals, and the environment (Lundborg et al.,