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Recent disease outbreaks like Ebola and bird flu occurred largely because humans and animals share an environment in which disease can spread from one to the other.
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One Health supports rural farming communities at the interface with wildlife conservation. Vets and other experts collaborate for human, animal and environmental health.
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Our current feature focuses on the collaboration managed by the University's Faculty of Veterinary Science where veterinarians and other experts are working on various projects at the interface of human, animal and environmental health. The Faculty has made substantial progress in incorporating the One Health philosophy into its undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and is working towards...
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University of Pretoria researchers are working with the poultry industry and the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to contain the current bird flu outbreak in South Africa.
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A large international collaborative effort, including researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of Cape Town (UCT) and partners, has resulted in the identification of a new chemical compound that can potentially eliminate malaria.
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Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects both humans and other mammals, causing inflammation of the brain. The disease spreads when an infected animal scratches or bites another animal or human that has not been vaccinated against the disease.
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The recent deaths of two women in Doornpoort in the north of Pretoria due to malaria is causing panic among people living in Tshwane.
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The Herding for Health Project initiated by the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria is a One Health, pro-poor, rural development project which aims to respond to pressing challenges at the livestock/wildlife interface.
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A vast number of people and goods from across the world enter South Africa through its points of entry on a daily basis. Along with these people and goods, it is without question that a high volume of tiny living organisms enters the country as well.
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