One Health

Vets are responsible to protect human health and well-being by food security. Cosmopolitanly, food habits are changing. Previously, humans used cereals but with development of taste & nutritional requirements, meat & dairy became fundamental items. Prevention and control of emerging infectious zoonosis is the prime job of the vets as health of livestock directly affects the health of nation. Vets also assist in protection of environment and eco system. They assist in bioterrorism and agro-terrorism preparation and advance treatments and control for non-zoonotic diseases. Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) said Between animal and human medicine there is no dividing line, nor should there be. The object is different but the experience obtained constitutes the basis of all medicine. Schwabe in 1984 asserted that veterinary medicine is fundamentally a human health activity as all activities of veterinary scientists affect human health by biomedical research & publication and by addressing domestic animal, wildlife or environmental health. One Health is about managing health threats at the interface between eco-system health, animal health and human health.