Rodriguez-Pazmiño Angel Sebastian, Orlando Solon Alberto, Garcia-Bereguiain Miguel Angel
One Health Research Group, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Nov 19;112(2):250-252. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0505. Print 2025 Feb 5.
The extensive population of free-roaming dogs poses significant public health risks in low- and middle-income countries because of their potential role in spreading infectious and zoonotic diseases. This article discusses the successful collaboration between academia and nonprofit animal welfare organizations in Ecuador to enhance One Health surveillance despite limited research resources. This collaborative model could serve as a valuable example for other countries in the Americas and globally, where community-based strategies may improve One Health policies.
在低收入和中等收入国家,大量流浪狗对公众健康构成重大风险,因为它们在传播传染病和人畜共患病方面可能发挥作用。本文讨论了厄瓜多尔学术界与非营利性动物福利组织之间为在研究资源有限的情况下加强“同一健康”监测而开展的成功合作。这种合作模式可以为美洲其他国家以及全球提供一个有价值的范例,在这些地方,基于社区的策略可能会改善“同一健康”政策。