“One Health”

pulling Animal Health and Public Health together

Brussels
3 October 2007

Walter Winding
President FVE

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 FVE is a Federation of
42 veterinary organisations
in 37 European countries

Through its members,

FVE represents approximately 200 000 veterinarians

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FVE also comprises four specialised groups:

1. Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP)

2. Hygienists and Public Health Veterinarians (UEVH)
3. State Veterinary Officers (EASVO)
4. Veterinarians in industry, research and education (EVERI)

Synergy is our Strenght !

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 FVE’s objective

Representing the Veterinary Profession at the European

level in order to:

• Promote Veterinary Medicine

• Support veterinarians in delivering their services

and their responsibilities towards our societies

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 Veterinary Medicine

3 Pillars

• Animal Health
• Animal Welfare
• Public Health

these 3 are strongly interlinked

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 Over 70 % human pathogens
originate from animals !

Some examples:
• Anthrax • Q Fever
• Influenza • Rabies
• BSE • Toxoplasmosis
• Brucellosis • Tuberculosis
• Campylobacteriosis • Salmonellosis
• E. Coli • Leishmaniasis
• Lyme Borreliosis • Echinococcosis

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Bacteria, viruses, prions, parasites, worms, etc.
can easily be transmitted from animals to people

• Through direct contact with the animals

• Through the air, water, contaminated objects

• Through the ingestion of contaminated food

• Etc.

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 In the ancient civilisations in Persia, Egypt,
India, etc people already knew about

the importance of healthy animals for healty people

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 The “One Health” Concept

- late 1700s – first small pox vaccin

by use of cow pox virus (E. Jenner)

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1960: Dr. Celvin Schwabe
« The father of veterinary epidemiology »

“One Medicine”

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 Core domains of
Veterinary Public Health:

- diagnosis, monitoring, surveillance;

- epidemiology;
- control & prevention of zoonoses;
- food safety;
- biomedical research;
- management of wildlife populations
- management of public health emergencies

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 Veterinary Public Health

an essential part of

Global Public Health

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« Animal health is truly at a crossroads.Its convergence with
human and ecosystem health dictates that the 'one world,
one health, one medicine' concept must be embraced.

We need our colleagues in human medicine, public health,

and the environmental health sciences.

"Together, we can accomplish more in improving global

health than we can alone, and we have the responsibility to
do so. »

R. Mahr, DVM
AVMA July 2006

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 „One Medicine“

The integrated approach

of veterinary and human medicine
to prevent and control diseases of animal origin

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 “One Health”

As veterinary profession in Europe

we take the responsibility
together with our colleagues in other parts of the world
to join forces with human medicine
to protect and improve animal and public health.

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« Hominum animaliumque saluti »

to the Health and Welfare of Man and Animal

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