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Using 4-H Animal Science Programming To Improve One Health, Lacie Ashby, April Barczewski, Ashley Travis, Chris Anderson, Sheryl Bennett
Using 4-H Animal Science Programming To Improve One Health, Lacie Ashby, April Barczewski, Ashley Travis, Chris Anderson, Sheryl Bennett
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Zoonoses, or diseases that can be transferred between humans and animals, such as variant swine influenza, avian influenza A viruses, and coronaviruses, comprise a large percentage of all newly identified and existing infectious diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). As a result, there is an ever-growing need for a One Health approach towards preventing and controlling zoonotic diseases. To better manage these public health risks at the human-animal-environment interface, Maryland 4-H and Maryland Department of Health initiated a statewide, multi-agency collaborative partnership. Through steps taken to collectively develop and implement long-term strategies to prevent future variant influenza outbreaks …
Percepción Universitaria Sobre El Cuidado Responsable De Animales De Compañía En Costa Rica, Ramsés Alfaro-Mora, Alejandro Román-Hernández, Pablo Tames-Jiménez, Fabiola Sánchez-Mora, Tatiana Fuentes-Espinoza
Percepción Universitaria Sobre El Cuidado Responsable De Animales De Compañía En Costa Rica, Ramsés Alfaro-Mora, Alejandro Román-Hernández, Pablo Tames-Jiménez, Fabiola Sánchez-Mora, Tatiana Fuentes-Espinoza
Revista de Medicina Veterinaria
El estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar el conocimiento que tienen los universitarios sobre el manejo responsable de mascotas en sus hogares. Se realizó un estudio transversal a la población universitaria, cuyo tamaño muestral fue estimado en 369 personas, aunque se encuestaron a 393 estudiantes. El 99 % de los sujetos reporto tener mascotas, y el perro fue el animal más común dentro de los hogares. El método de desparasitación más comúnmente utilizado fue el de uso interno 59,6 %. Las mascotas son desparasitadas más comúnmente cada 3 meses. Se encontró que es más probable que los hombres en posesión de …
Challenges And Opportunities In Food Safety-A Review, Iram Asim, Humaira Yasmeen
Challenges And Opportunities In Food Safety-A Review, Iram Asim, Humaira Yasmeen
Journal of Bioresource Management
Food-borne diseases are the group of disorders that are caused by consuming food having microbial existence in it. So safe food handling is to make sure the lessening of detrimental effects in growth to the packaging of food to minimize health issues on consumers which otherwise can lead to large scale disease outburst. This review concludes the findings of the studies on how food is being handled from farm to fork, how airlines are contributing towards the spreading of diseases, how any negligence in any one of the steps can cause havoc to mankind in the light of the recent …