One Health Strategy: Human Health and Environment in the Third Millennium

Dear Colleagues,

The destruction of ecosystems has rapidly and radically transformed the entire ecosphere and compromised the quality of environmental resources by endangering life itself on earth. The pollution of resources essential for the survival of the human species (air, water, food) has led to a sudden change in the distribution and frequency of infectious and non-infectious diseases. This is a transition in health that requires urgent investigation by the scientific community, in order to understand these new epidemiological scenarios and relevant management strategies.

The One Health strategy is a modern approach based on the integration of different disciplines, and based on the concept that human, animal, plant and ecosystem health are closely related. It is a strategy officially recognized by all international organizations as an important strategy in all sectors that benefit from the collaboration between different disciplines (physicians, veterinarians, environmentalists, economists, sociologists, etc.). Understanding the direct and indirect links between new health emergencies and the environment is a priority objective in the Anthropocene era and the study of ecological transition.

Since the use of an interdisciplinary approach is essential, this Special Issue calls for research on the epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases, the link between environmental sustainability and human health and climate change and management strategies.

So, I would like to invite you to submit manuscripts to this Special Issue in order to tackle issues on environmental and health relations, emerging diseases, and One Health strategy.

Prof. Dr. Antonella De Donno
Dr. Tiziana Grassi
Dr. Francesca Serio
Guest Editors

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