Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fifty years of veterinary public health activities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
- Journal:
- Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
- Year:
- 2000
- Authors:
- Abdou, A E
- Affiliation:
- High Institute of Public Health
Plain-English summary
This paper looks back at the work done in veterinary public health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region over the last 50 years. It highlights the training and research efforts from places like the High Institute of Public Health in Alexandria and the Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Centre in Athens. The paper also discusses the World Health Organization's role in managing various animal-related diseases that can affect humans, as well as new and returning diseases in the area. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of how veterinary public health has evolved in this region.
Abstract
This paper reviews the activities in veterinary public health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region over the past 50 years. It outlines the training and research carried out in the Region, with reference to the High Institute of Public Health in Alexandria and the Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Centre in Athens. It gives an overview of the activities carried out by the World Health Organization for the control of the different zoonoses prevalent in the Region and also looks at emerging and re-emerging zoonoses.
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