One Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases—Multisectoral Solutions to Endemic Challenges

Peterson, Jennifer K.; Bakuza, Jared; Standley, Claire J.

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed6010004

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“…However, despite recent policy attention focused on increasing livestock production, animal morbidity and mortality remain high in SSA and contribute to low yields in the livestock sector (Enahoro et al, 2019; MMP, 2020). Neglected tropical diseases are among the key contributors to low yields (Perry et al, 2001; Peterson et al, 2021; Rich & Perry, 2011).…”

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Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis: Evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

Abro¹,

Fetene

Kassie

et al. 2023

J Agricultural Economics

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This paper estimates the impact of trypanosomiasis on crop‐livestock production, economic loss and poverty in Ethiopia. We use unique panel data to estimate how the disease affects livestock deaths, production costs and crop production. We then use these estimates to evaluate the disease's total economic loss and its implications on poverty in the study districts and the country. Estimates of the fixed effect regression models indicate that trypanosomiasis increases the value of livestock deaths by 33% and production costs by 63%. Crop production decreases by 14% when trypanosomiasis and oxen death coexist. We estimate that the direct economic loss is about US$58,300 per annum in the study districts. The estimated countrywide economic loss is about US$94 million per annum. Had the government prevented this economic loss and invested it in social protection programmes, it could have lifted about 9000 people in the study districts and about 200,000 people in the country above the national poverty line per annum. These findings indicate that trypanosomiasis remains a major production constraint. Controlling the disease appears to be pro‐poor, calling for more policy attention.

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Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis: Evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

Abro¹,

Fetene

Kassie

et al. 2023

J Agricultural Economics

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“…To effectively prevent and eliminate NTDs, a range of public health actions, health promotion efforts, and medical interventions are necessary (7,8). Integrated approaches, such as the One Health approach, are needed to address zoonotic diseases through cross-cutting activities that involve multiple sectors (8,9). The One Health approach recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, and seeks to address health issues at their intersection and in interdisciplinary manner (10,11).…”

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One Health Intervention Strategies to Address Zoonotic Neglected Tropical Diseases in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review

Putri,

George,

McMahon

et al. 2023

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Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over 1 billion people worldwide, causing life-long disabilities and death. Many of the 20 NTDs prioritized by the World Health Organization are zoonotic, spreading between animals and humans. Southeast Asia faces a significant NTD burden, including zoonotic parasitic infections like echinococcosis, taeniasis/cysticercosis, and foodborne trematodiases (FBT). Despite recent research and programs emphasizing the importance of One Health efforts, there's limited insight into their implementation. This scoping review explores existing approaches for multi/cross-sectoral engagement with respect to three parasitic zoonotic NTDs in Southeast Asia. Additionally, we aimed to synthesize the One Health practices and advocate effective strategies for region-specific collaboration to tackle parasitic zoonotic NTDs.Methodology and principal findings We utilized the five-step framework of Arskey and O’Malley to conduct this scoping review. We systematically searched Pubmed, Web of Science, and Medline for peer-reviewed literatures. A total of 1725 publications were screened for eligibility and 105 publications identified for full-text screening. Fifteen (15) publications met our inclusion criteria, and we examined them for key themes related to One Health intervention strategies. Five themes emerged from our analysis: 1) health education, 2) treatment, 3) WASH practices, 4) ecosystem monitoring, and 5) surveillance and diagnostics. Additionally, we identified challenges cited during the implementation process, which included limited resources, community engagement, coordination and collaboration, and political commitment.Conclusions The importance of adopting a comprehensive strategy is strongly supported by the literature and WHO’s emphasis on One Health in the new NTD Road Map. While there are examples of One Health approaches being implemented to control parasitic zoonotic NTDs, the application of One Health strategies is not consistent throughout the Southeast Asia region. Therefore, there are valuable opportunities to develop an implementation research agenda and enhance regional coordination mechanisms. Additionally, future potential strategies should consider determinants of health in NTDs through a multi-sectoral lens.

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“…Monitoring the wildlife diseases is of vital importance in safeguarding the Public health and the health of livestock (Medley et al 2021;Nyarko et al 2021;Chowdhury et al 2021;Nnko et al 2021;Ong et al 2021). Environmental changes and the human activities have resulted in the modification of the pathogens to infect many species rather than to infect a particular specie (Hedman et al 2021, Ellwanger et al 2021Peterson et al 2021;Turkson 2021). To achieve this goal of infecting many species, the pathogens have also modified their genetic makeup that favors them to dodge the immune system of the diversified host species (Medley et al 2021;Nyarko et al 2021).…”

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“…To achieve this goal of infecting many species, the pathogens have also modified their genetic makeup that favors them to dodge the immune system of the diversified host species (Medley et al 2021;Nyarko et al 2021). New species that become the victim of these pathogens are not limited to the wildlife species, but the livestock and even the humans too are included in that list (Ellwanger et al 2021;Peterson et al 2021;Turkson 2021). In this chapter, the neglected diseases of the tropics and subtropics have been discussed.…”

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Wildlife Diseases of Tropics and Sub Tropics

2021

Int J Vet Sci

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One Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases—Multisectoral Solutions to Endemic Challenges

Abstract: One Health is defined as an approach to achieve better health outcomes for humans, animals, and the environment through collaborative and interdisciplinary efforts [...]

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis: Evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

Socioeconomic burden of trypanosomiasis: Evidence from crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

One Health Intervention Strategies to Address Zoonotic Neglected Tropical Diseases in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review

Wildlife Diseases of Tropics and Sub Tropics

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