Facilitating One Health partnership for prevention and control of neglected parasitic zoonoses

Facilitating One Health partnership for prevention and control of neglected parasitic zoonoses

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Overview

WHO works closely with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in the South-East Asia Region, referred to as the Regional Tripartite, to develop a series of resources to promote multisectoral collaboration targeting public health practitioners, food safety and veterinary authorities, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector and other practitioners in Asia and the Pacific Region for prevention and control of neglected parasitic zoonoses, such as taeniasis/cysticercosis, echinococcosis, schistosomiasis and foodborne trematodiases. 

 

Publications

A key role for veterinary authorities and animal health practitioners in preventing and controlling neglected parasitic zoonoses

The Regional Offices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World...

Foodborne parasitic infections: Fascioliasis (Liver fluke)

Fascioliasis is caused by two species of flatworms that mainly affect the liver: Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. At least, 2.4 million people...

Foodborne parasitic infections: Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis

Clonorchiasis is caused by the flatworm Clonorchis sinensis. Opisthorchiasis is caused by another flatworm Opisthorchis viverrini. Both infections are...

Foodborne parasitic infections: Paragonimiasis (Lung fluke)

Paragonimiasis, or lung fluke disease, is caused by infection with several species of trematodes belonging to the genus Paragonimus. The most common...

Foodborne parasitic infections: Taeniasis and Cysticercosis

Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by adult tapeworms of the Taenia genus: T. solium (pork tapeworm), T. saginata (beef tapeworm) and T....

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