Resources
Disease Background
The following information gives a background to the 8 neglected zoonoses targeted by the ICONZ project.
- Tackling neglected zoonoses
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Basic Facts about the 8 neglected zoonoses:
- Anthrax
- Bovine Tuberculosis
- Brucellosis
- Cysticercosis / Neurocysticercosis / Taeniasis Complex
- Echinococcosis
- Leishmaniasis
- Rabies
- Zoonotic Trypanosomiasis
- Ugandan video clips on human sleeping sickness
Steps Towards Integrated Control: Neglected Zoonoses Scenarios
Case scenarios illustrating steps towards integrated control of neglected zoonoses that are already underway, giving an insight into the approaches and benefits envisaged for ICONZ:
- Going global: estimating rabies under-reporting in Africa and Asia
- From PCR to policy: new ways of controlling zoonotic sleeping sickness
- Bringing vets and medics together to deal with bovine TB in the United Republic of Tanzania
- Engaging stakeholders: creating networks to combat cysticercosis
- Adopting effective surveillance and control templates for anthrax
- Combating a hidden threat: cystic echinococcosis in Morocco
© WHO, with kind permission F. Meslin, source document:
http://www.who.int/zoonoses/Report_Sept06.pdf
Integrated Control of neglected Zoonotic diseases in Africa (2007)
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2008/WHO_HTM_NTD_NZD_2008.1_eng.pdf
Overarching aspects:
- Socioeconomic and Institutional Aspects
- Messaging, Cultural Aspects and Traditional Knowledge
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