From “Us vs. Them” to “Shared Risk”: Can Animals Help Link Environmental Factors to Human Health?

Rabinowitz, Peter; Odofin, Lynda; Dein, F. Joshua

doi:10.1007/s10393-008-0170-4

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“…The One Health (OH) approach is based on the notion that human, animal, and environmental health are intimately connected and mutually dependent (Rabinowitz et al 2008; Dixon et al 2014). Consequently, advocates of this movement describe the need for a holistic and transdisciplinary approach when tackling complex global health issues with high societal values (American Veterinary Medical Association 2008; Greter et al 2014).…”

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Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges

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Having gained momentum in the last decade, the One Health initiative promotes a holistic approach to address complex global health issues. Before recommending its adoption to stakeholders, however, it is paramount to first compile quantitative evidence of the benefit of such an approach. The aim of this scoping review was to identify and summarize primary research that describes monetary and non-monetary outcomes following adoption of a One Health approach. An extensive literature search yielded a total of 42,167 references, of which 85 were included in the final analysis. The top two biotic health issues addressed in these studies were rabies and malaria; the top abiotic health issue was air pollution. Most studies described collaborations between human and animal (n = 42), or human and environmental disciplines (n = 41); commonly reported interventions included vector control and animal vaccination. Monetary outcomes were commonly expressed as cost–benefit or cost–utility ratios; non-monetary outcomes were described using disease frequency or disease burden measurements. The majority of the studies reported positive or partially positive outcomes. This paper illustrates the variety of health challenges that can be addressed using a One Health approach, and provides tangible quantitative measures that can be used to evaluate future implementations of the One Health approach. Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s10393-017-1310-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges

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“…So, there are numerous authors that have explored the potential of dogs and cats in this sense (Andrade et al, 2010;Baker et al, 2005;Calderón-Garciduenas et al, 2001;Heyder and Takenaka, 1996;Rabinowitz et al, 2008;Reif, 2011). However, in the case of exposure to POPs the results have been variable, because although some authors have suggested that cats seem to be adequate sentinels of human exposure to these contaminants (Ali et al, 2013;Dirtu et al, 2013;Guo et al, 2012), the role of dogs as such does not seem so clear Sévère et al, 2015).…”

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The assessment of daily dietary intake reveals the existence of a different pattern of bioaccumulation of chlorinated pollutants between domestic dogs and cats

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…The third major barrier to use of a "One Health" approach is the persistence of important gaps in scientifi c information and understanding about linkages between human and animal disease outcomes in response to environmental health threats (Rabinowitz et al 2008). As a result, when an outbreak of disease occurs in an animal population, there may be a delay in recognizing the human health relevance.…”

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Animals as Sentinels: Using Comparative Medicine To Move Beyond the Laboratory

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Scotch²,

Conti³

2010

ILAR Journal

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The comparative medicine approach, as applied to the study of laboratory animals for the betterment of human health, has resulted in important medical and scientific progress. Much of what is known about the human health risks of many toxic and infectious hazards present in the environment derives from experimental studies in animals and observational (epidemiological) studies of exposed human populations. Yet there is a third source of "in vivo" knowledge about host-environment interactions that may be underused and -explored: the study of diseases in naturally occurring animal populations that may signal potential human health threats. Just as canaries warned coal miners of the risk of toxic gases, other nonhuman animals, due to their greater susceptibility, environmental exposure, or shorter life span, may serve as "sentinels" for human environmental health hazards. Traditionally, communication between human and animal health professionals about cross-species sentinel events has been limited, but progress in comparative genomics, animal epidemiology, and bioinformatics can now provide an enhanced forum for such communication. The "One Health" concept involves moving toward a comparative clinical approach that considers "shared risks" between humans and animals and promotes greater cooperation and collaboration between human and animal health professionals to identify and reduce such risks. In doing so, it also creates new opportunities for the field of comparative medicine that can supplement traditional laboratory animal research.

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From “Us vs. Them” to “Shared Risk”: Can Animals Help Link Environmental Factors to Human Health?

Cited by 38 publications

References 22 publications

Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges

Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges

The assessment of daily dietary intake reveals the existence of a different pattern of bioaccumulation of chlorinated pollutants between domestic dogs and cats

Animals as Sentinels: Using Comparative Medicine To Move Beyond the Laboratory

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