Enhance campaign against zoonotic diseases: Experts

RAJSHAHI:  Public health experts yesterday said Bangladesh was exposed to growing risks of Zoonatic diseases which mainly are transmitted to human body from animals. “Compared to other countries in the region, the prevalence of zoonatic diseases is not very high, but definitely we (Bangladesh) are exposed to growing risks of such diseases,” deputy director of One Health Programme (OHP) in Asia Dr Raju Ahmed told BSS on the sidelines of a regional stakeholders meeting here.
He added enhanced awareness about production and consumption of healthy or safe meat, egg and milk and consciousness about the deadly impact of dog bites causing rabbis were crucial need of the day. “Unhealthy poultry feed, indiscriminate slaughtering of cattle in unhealthy places and lack of awareness about animal corpses disposal could cause outbreak of zoonatic diseases in massive scale causing a major health crisis,” said the official of the OHP, which is funded by European Union and Relief International. Ahmed referred to an Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) rabbis alone claims 2,000 human lives every year in Bangladesh. The divisional meeting of Zoonotic Control Committee styled “Fighting Zoonoses in Bangladesh: Increasing Awareness, Prevention and Control” began yesterday at the conference room of Divisional Director of Health in Rajshahi city. The meeting was told that although livestock is the main source of meat and milk for human consumption, human health hazards associated with these foods of animal origin have great importance from the public health point of view.
Diseases like avian influenza, rabies, TB, brucellosis, tetanus, amoebiasis, cysticercosis, fascialiosis are found to be common as zoonotic disease in Bangladesh, the experts said.ZCC Divisional Committee organized the meeting in association with European Union, Relief International and One Health Programme in Asia. Divisional Director of Health Dr Abdur Razzaque Miah chaired the meeting, joined, amomg others, by divisional deputy director of Department of Animal Resources Mohir Uddin, Professor Dr Jalal Uddin Sarder of Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, District Animal Resource Officer Nijam Uddin and Deputy Programme Manager of One Health Programme in Asia Raju Ahmed also spoke.
The meeting was told that although livestock is the main source of meat and milk for human consumption, human health hazards associated with these foods of animal origin have great importance from the public health point of view. Diseases like avian influenza, rabies, TB, brucellosis, tetanus, amoebiasis, cysticercosis, fascialiosis are found to be common as zoonotic disease in Bangladesh.
The participants put special emphasis on establishment of slaughter house to ensure hygienic meat.
Awareness development is the most potential mechanism to control zoonoses.

Enhance campaign against zoonotic diseases: Experts

RAJSHAHI: Public health experts yesterday said Bangladesh was exposed to growing risks of Zoonatic diseases which mainly are transmitted to human body from animals. Compared to other countries in the region, the prevalence of zoonatic diseases is not very high, but definitely we (Bangladesh) are exposed to growing risks of such diseases, deputy director of One Health Programme (OHP) in Asia Dr Raju Ahmed told BSS on the sidelines of a regional stakeholders meeting here. He added enhanced awareness about production and consumption of healthy or safe meat, egg and milk and consciousness about the deadly impact of dog bites causing rabbis were crucial need of the day. Unhealthy poultry feed, indiscriminate slaughtering of cattle in unhealthy places and lack of awareness about animal corpses disposal could cause outbreak of zoonatic diseases in massive scale causing a major health crisis, said the official of the OHP, which is funded by European Union and Relief International. Ahmed referred to an Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) rabbis alone claims 2,000 human lives every year in Bangladesh. The divisional meeting of Zoonotic Control Committee styled Fighting Zoonoses in Bangladesh: Increasing Awareness, Prevention and Control began yesterday at the conference room of Divisional Director of Health in Rajshahi city. The meeting was told that although livestock is the main source of meat and milk for human consumption, human health hazards associated with these foods of animal origin have great importance from the public health point of view. Diseases like avian influenza, rabies, TB, brucellosis, tetanus, amoebiasis, cysticercosis, fascialiosis are found to be common as zoonotic disease in Bangladesh, the experts said.ZCC Divisional Committee organized the meeting in association with European Union, Relief International and One Health Programme in Asia. Divisional Director of Health Dr Abdur Razzaque Miah chaired the meeting, joined, amomg others, by divisional deputy director of Department of Animal Resources Mohir Uddin, Professor Dr Jalal Uddin Sarder of Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, District Animal Resource Officer Nijam Uddin and Deputy Programme Manager of One Health Programme in Asia Raju Ahmed also spoke. The meeting was told that although livestock is the main source of meat and milk for human consumption, human health hazards associated with these foods of animal origin have great importance from the public health point of view. Diseases like avian influenza, rabies, TB, brucellosis, tetanus, amoebiasis, cysticercosis, fascialiosis are found to be common as zoonotic disease in Bangladesh. The participants put special emphasis on establishment of slaughter house to ensure hygienic meat. Awareness development is the most potential mechanism to control zoonoses.