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ISLAMABAD: Health experts have said that zoonotic diseases are important health concerns and controlling them requires collaboration between veterinary and human health sectors.
The experts were speaking at the concluding ceremony of a workshop jointly organised by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) on zoonotic diseases on Friday.
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The workshop came up with a plan for control of zoonotic disease – which are animal diseases that can spread to humans such as Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever, rabies, brucellosis and avian influenza.
The workshop brought together decision makers and scientists to agree on a list of priority zoonotic diseases. It also stressed the need for strengthening collaboration between federal and provincial governments as well animal and human health sectors.
Participants of the workshop included trained in-country facilitators in the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritisation process and One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit.
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The final report of the workshop, approved by all ministries representing core voting members, will be published after two months, according to the organisers of the workshop.
Dr Stephanie Salyer, a veterinary epidemiologist with the US CDC in the Centre for Global Health; Dr Kate Varela, a veterinary medical officer-ORISE research participant within the One Health Office at CDC; and Grace Goryoka, a health scientist-ORISE research participant within the One Health Office at CDC conducted the workshop.
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