2017/08/22 by Daniel R. Lucey, Sabrina B. Sholts, Halsie Donaldson +2 · 2 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Health Professions · #Zoonotic diseases and public health #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Public Health Policies and Education
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2017.08.007
openalex publication_date 2017/08/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We propose the term "pan-epidemic Anthropocene" to refer to multifocal infectious disease epidemics related to human-caused (anthropogenic) forces such as urbanization, globalization, industrialization and the growing populations of humans and animals. The integrated framework of One Health (human, animal, and environmental health) helps both to understand why epidemics occur when and where they do, and also how to respond, mitigate, and sometimes prevent them. We suggest a collaborative mechanism for increasing One Health in medical education to create a synergy of strengths between the growing number of contributing One Health organizations in the US and internationally.