Multisectoral prioritization of zoonotic diseases in Uganda, 2017: A One Health perspective.

Musa SekamatteVikram KrishnasamyLilian BulageChristine KihemboNoelina NantimaFred MonjeDeo NdumuJuliet SentumbweBetty MbolanyiRobert AruhoWinyi KaboyoDavid MutongaColin BaslerSarah PaigeCasey Barton Behravesh

Published in: PloS one (2018)

One Health approaches and multisectoral collaborations are crucial to the surveillance, prevention, and control strategies for zoonotic diseases. Uganda used such an approach to identify zoonoses of national concern. Identifying these priority diseases enables Uganda's National One Health Platform and Zoonotic Disease Coordination Office to address these zoonoses in the future with a targeted allocation of resources.

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public health
healthcare
mental health
health information
health promotion
current status
drug delivery
risk assessment