Veterinary Public Health and zoonoses

COVID19 is the latest zoonotic disease to become a global pandemic. The presentation will primarily address the questions: how do zoonotic diseases emerge and what can we do to prevent them?

• The presentation will initially provide an introduction to the concepts of Veterinary Public Health, One Health, emerging zoonotic diseases and other relevant terms.

• Which are the most prevalent zoonotic diseases?

• What is the impact of zoonotic diseases to societies and global health?

• Which are the main drivers of the emergence of zoonoses?.

• Examples of viral zoonoses will be presented focusing on the molecular virology of the pathogens i.e. influenza A viruses.