Research on Infections and Veterinary Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Infectious agents are of major importance in veterinary medicine. These agents, including bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, as well as emerging and re-emerging pathogens, have spread worldwide. Different factors, such as globalization, travel of animals and humans, climate change, antimicrobial resistance, poor biosecurity measures, inadequate surveillance and reporting of infectious diseases, deforestation, habitat loss, urbanization, human–wildlife interactions and lack of vaccination, among others, contribute to the increase and spread of pathogenic agents.

From a One Health perspective, animal infections have a major impact not only on animal (domestic and wildlife) health and welfare, livestock production and other consequent economic issues, but also on environmental and public health. In fact, approximately 60–75% of emerging human infectious diseases are of zoonotic origin. The increase in infectious diseases in veterinary medicine and its consequences are complex and multifactorial, and require a coordinated multidisciplinary approach, including veterinarians, researchers, public health agents, political leaders, and the community.

Prof. Dr. Hugo C. R. Vilhena
Dr. Joana Ferrolho Gibson
Dr. Sofia Ferreira Anastácio
Guest Editors

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