One health : people, animals, and the environment /

Emerging infectious diseases are often due to environmental disruption, which exposes microbes to a different niche that selects for new virulence traits and facilitates transmission between animals and humans. Thus, health of humans also depends upon health of animals and the environment - a concep...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Atlas, Ronald M., 1946- (Editor), Maloy, Stanley R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Description
Summary:Emerging infectious diseases are often due to environmental disruption, which exposes microbes to a different niche that selects for new virulence traits and facilitates transmission between animals and humans. Thus, health of humans also depends upon health of animals and the environment - a concept called One Health. This book presents core concepts, compelling evidence, successful applications, and remaining challenges of One Health approaches to thwarting the threat of emerging infectious disease.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Description based on opening page (viewed Jun 10, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781555818432 (ebook)
1555818439 (ebook)
DOI:10.1128/9781555818432