Assessing and Prioritizing Zoonotic Diseases in Punjab, India: A One Health Approach.

IF 2.2 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Ecohealth Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-21 DOI:10.1007/s10393-023-01654-7

Sakshi, Pankaj Dhaka, Jasbir Singh Bedi, Rabinder Singh Aulakh, Randhir Singh, Jatinder Paul Singh Gill

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Zoonotic diseases have a significant impact on both human and animal health globally. The present study was planned to prioritize the zoonoses in Punjab state of India. To develop a zoonotic disease prioritization scoring system, a comprehensive approach has been taken, including literature review, key person interviews with animal health experts (n = 12) and medical professionals (n = 7), and nine focus group discussions (FGDs) with veterinary academicians, medical professionals, and field veterinary doctors. The scoring system comprises of seven major criteria, each assigned a weightage score (ws): prevalence/incidence of the disease (ws = 0.20), severity of illnesses in humans (ws = 0.18), epidemic potential (ws = 0.16), socio-economic burden (ws = 0.16), availability of effective control and prevention measures (ws = 0.15), inter-sectoral collaborations (ws = 0.1), and bioterrorism potential (ws = 0.05). The finalized scoring system, accompanied by a list of 15 selected zoonotic diseases, was implemented among a group of 23 professionals engaged in zoonoses research (n = 7), animal health (n = 10), and medical health (n = 6) to determine their prioritization. The zoonotic diseases prioritized for the Punjab (India) included, Brucellosis (0.70) > Rabies (0.69) > Anthrax (0.64) > Leptospirosis (0.62) = Toxoplasmosis (0.62) = Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (0.62) > Bovine tuberculosis (0.61) > Q fever (0.60) > Cysticercosis (0.59) > Listeriosis (0.58) > Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) (0.57) > Japanese encephalitis (0.56) = Echinococcosis (0.56) > Dermatophytosis (0.53) > and Scrub typhus (0.48), respectively. Higher priority is suggested for endemic zoonoses (e.g., brucellosis and rabies) as compared to those with epidemic potential (e.g., CCHF, HPAI etc.) in Punjab. Results of the current study will help in the development of targeted control and prevention strategies for zoonotic diseases in Punjab and other geographical regions facing similar challenges.

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评估和确定印度旁遮普人畜共患疾病的优先次序:一种健康方法。

人畜共患疾病对全球人类和动物健康都有重大影响。本研究计划优先考虑印度旁遮普邦的人畜共患病。为了开发人畜共患疾病优先级评分系统，采用了综合方法，包括文献综述、与动物卫生专家(n = 12)和医学专业人员(n = 7)的关键人物访谈，以及与兽医院士、医学专业人员和现场兽医进行的9次焦点小组讨论(fgd)。评分系统包括7项主要标准，每项标准都赋予一个权重分数(ws):疾病流行/发病率(ws = 0.20)、人类疾病严重程度(ws = 0.18)、流行潜力(ws = 0.16)、社会经济负担(ws = 0.16)、有效控制和预防措施的可得性(ws = 0.15)、部门间合作(ws = 0.1)和生物恐怖主义潜力(ws = 0.05)。在23名从事人畜共患病研究(n = 7)、动物卫生(n = 10)和医疗卫生(n = 6)的专业人员中实施了最终的评分系统，并附带了15种选定的人畜共患病清单，以确定其优先级。印度旁遮普人畜共患疾病排序顺序为:布鲁氏菌病(0.70)>狂犬病(0.69)>炭疽(0.64)>细螺旋体病(0.62)=弓形虫病(0.62)=高致病性禽流感(0.62)>牛结核(0.61)> Q热(0.60)>囊虫病(0.59)>李斯特菌病(0.58)>克里米亚-刚果出血热(0.57)>日本脑炎(0.56)=棘球蚴病(0.56)>皮肤癣病(0.53)>恙虫病(0.48)。建议对旁遮普省的地方性人畜共患病(如布鲁氏菌病和狂犬病)比具有流行潜力的人畜共患病(如CCHF、高致病性禽流感等)更重视。目前研究的结果将有助于在旁遮普和面临类似挑战的其他地理区域制定有针对性的人畜共患疾病控制和预防战略。

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Ecohealth 环境科学-环境科学

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4.50

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期刊介绍： EcoHealth aims to advance research, practice, and knowledge integration at the interface of ecology and health by publishing high quality research and review articles that address and profile new ideas, developments, and programs. The journal’s scope encompasses research that integrates concepts and theory from many fields of scholarship (including ecological, social and health sciences, and the humanities) and draws upon multiple types of knowledge, including those of relevance to practice and policy. Papers address integrated ecology and health challenges arising in public health, human and veterinary medicine, conservation and ecosystem management, rural and urban development and planning, and other fields that address the social-ecological context of health. The journal is a central platform for fulfilling the mission of the EcoHealth Alliance to strive for sustainable health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and ecosystems by promoting discovery, understanding, and transdisciplinarity. The journal invites substantial contributions in the following areas: One Health and Conservation Medicine o Integrated research on health of humans, wildlife, livestock and ecosystems o Research and policy in ecology, public health, and agricultural sustainability o Emerging infectious diseases affecting people, wildlife, domestic animals, and plants o Research and practice linking human and animal health and/or social-ecological systems o Anthropogenic environmental change and drivers of disease emergence in humans, wildlife, livestock and ecosystems o Health of humans and animals in relation to terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems Ecosystem Approaches to Health o Systems thinking and social-ecological systems in relation to health o Transdiiplinary approaches to health, ecosystems and society.