Advances in Veterinary Public Health

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 3779

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Dear Colleagues,

Human health is intrinsically linked to the health of domestic and wild animals. Imbalances in the relationship between humans and animals have tragic consequences, such as the emergence of epidemics, endemics, and pandemics. Around 70% of the diseases that affect humans involve animals as the vectors, hosts, and causes of health problems. COVID-19, monkeypox, rabies, SARS, and influenza are recent examples of worrying and fatal diseases for humans in which animals are involved.

Veterinary public health services form indispensable support for the balance between human, animal, and environmental health. Virtually all professional actions by veterinarians have a public health connection. The veterinarian's action goes far beyond the prevention and elimination of zoonosis. Veterinary public health encompasses areas such as diagnosis, epidemiology, surveillance, biomedical research, health education, production, and control of food, vaccines, veterinary equipment, and products. Veterinarians are ensuring the health of the human population by taking care of animals, preventing zoonosis and food contamination, and keeping the environment healthy.

There have been numerous advances in the knowledge and methods for veterinary public health in recent decades. The production of knowledge in public health continues to grow due to global transformations in all areas of human activity. Veterinary Sciences is thus launching this Special Issue “Advances in Veterinary Public Health” to provide researchers with the opportunity for their high-quality and high-impact research articles to benefit from high visibility. Following an editorial line committed to quality and originality, we are open to submissions of manuscripts for this Special Issue, which will increase our knowledge in the area of veterinary public health.

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Dr. Vanner Boere
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Keywords

  • epidemiology
  • food security
  • health policies
  • preventive veterinary medicine
  • public health
  • surveillance
  • zoonosis

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Rabies in Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in Brazil: Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors Based on Twenty Years of Research in the Northwestern Region of São Paulo, Brazil
by Ana Beatriz Garcia, Cristiano de Carvalho, Daiene Casagrande, Mirelle Andrea de Carvalho Picinato, Wagner Andre Pedro, Márcia Marinho and Luzia Helena Queiroz
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010034 - 3 Jan 2023
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The number of rabies cases in bats has increased recently in Brazil and in the state of São Paulo, representing a new epidemiological scenario for this zoonosis. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of rabies in bats according to food habits, taxonomic [...] Read more.
The number of rabies cases in bats has increased recently in Brazil and in the state of São Paulo, representing a new epidemiological scenario for this zoonosis. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of rabies in bats according to food habits, taxonomic classification, sex and season of the year to identify possible risk factors for rabies occurrence in bats. A retrospective analysis of 6389 records of bat samples, from different municipalities of São Paulo, submitted to rabies diagnosis and taxonomic identification was carried out at the Rabies Diagnostic and Chiroptera Laboratories of Unesp Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, from 1998 to 2017. Seventy-six (1.1%) positive rabies cases were detected in bats from ten species and seven genera of three families. The number of rabies-positive cases was higher in the dry season, with a significant association. The prevalence was higher in the Vespertilionidae family (37), especially Myotis nigricans (19) and Eptesicus furinalis (14). Frugivorous bats had a greater association with positivity for rabies, whereas the variable “sex” had no association. We recommend that the surveillance and control of rabies should be undertaken primarily during the dry season, especially in the Vespertilionidae family species and other species with a frugivorous food habit. Full article
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