{"id":3633552,"date":"2024-04-15T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?post_type=story&p=3633552"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:51:16","slug":"humans-animals-and-the-environment-our-health-is-all-connected","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/humans-animals-and-the-environment-our-health-is-all-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Humans, animals and the environment – our health is all connected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why the One Health approach is important now more than ever<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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April 15, 2024<\/p>\n

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The health of humans, animals and the environment are all interconnected. When the health of one is at risk, the health of all<\/em> may be at risk.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see it in diseases transferred between animals or insects and humans (called zoonotic and vector-borne diseases) such as rabies, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, swine flu and Ebola, among others. We also see it in the growing threat from antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when bacteria mutate in ways that make the medicines (antimicrobials) used to treat infections ineffective, or when these medicines are used inappropriately to treat viral infections. Or, in diseases in food-producing animals, jeopardizing global food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our increasing vulnerability to such new health challenges has led to a focus on \u201cOne Health\u201d — an integrated approach to addressing human, animal and environmental health for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One Health is the collaborative approach across multiple disciplines — working locally, regionally, nationally and globally — to prevent, detect and respond to health issues at the interfaces between humans, animals and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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