Is Bangladesh ready to fight future animal-borne diseases?
A zoonotic disease is contagious and transmitted mostly from animals to people. Viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi are responsible for the spread of such diseases.
A zoonotic disease is contagious and transmitted mostly from animals to people. Viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi are responsible for the spread of such diseases.
The global population growth along with increasing urbanisation, deforestation, climate change, and hazardous human-to-animal interaction all contribute to major health risks.
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Today on Star Connects, we'll discuss our capacity for surveillance to prevent future pandemics caused by animal-borne diseases, with Prof Dr Nitish Chandra Debnath, member of the newly formed One Health High-Level Expert Panel, founded at the initiative of four agencies of the United Nations.