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25 APRIL 2015 WORLD VETERINARY DAY
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25 APRIL 2015
WORLD VETERINARY DAY
World Veterinary Day is an event that recognises thecontribution of the veterinary profession to:
the health of both animals and humans
animal welfare
food safety
food security
safe world trade in animals and animal products
public health
25 APRIL 2015
World Veterinary DayTheme: Vector-borne zoonotic diseases
arthropod vectors
Host & reservoir animalszoonotic diseases
Click on the links in the name of the diseases to be taken toweb sites about those diseases.
biting flies
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Leishmaniasis
Rift Valley Fever
Tick-borne encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
St Louis encephalitis
West Nile virus
Yellow fever
Ross River fever
Chikungunya fever
Banna virus
plus more
Vector-borne zoonoses:Global human cases
Tick-borneencephalitis
2 million cases a year
Leishmaniasis
68,000 cases a yearEpidemic in 24 countries in the WHO South-East Asia
and Western Pacific regions
12,000 cases a yearendemic in focal areas
of Europe and Asia
Yellow Fever
200,000 cases a yearEndemic in tropicalareas of Africa and
Latin America
Leishmaniasis occursin 88 tropical and
subtropical countries. JapaneseEncephalitis
Sept 2014
November 2014
March 2014
Feb 2014
July 2013
2238 cases
1 case
13,271 cases
715,896 cases
933,102 cases
Chikungunya hasbeen identified in over60 countries in Asia,Africa, Europe and
the Americas.
Chikungunya cases in the Americas
(Source: PAHO data)
Chikungunya is aviral disease
transmitted tohumans by the bite
of infectedmostquitoes. The
name Chikungunyameans "that which
bends up," areference to its
hallmark symptomof cripplingarthralgia.
2015
Human vaccine availability
NO VACCINE
VACCINE
LeishmaniasisWest Nile virus
Saint Louisencephalitis
Murray Valleyencephalitis virusRoss River fever
Banna virusChikungunya fever
Japanese encephalitisYellow fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagicfever
Rift Valley FeverTick-borne encephalitis
Veterinarians play a key role in thecontrol of vector-borne zoonoses through:
Monitoring andreporting animal
disease
Supporting veterinarysurveillance programs
Sharing informationwith public health andenvironment experts
Developing andtriallingvaccines anddiagnostics
Responding tooutbreaks
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases are becoming a major publichealth concern in all world regions and are not limited only to
tropical and subtropical areas.
Infographics by Rhyll Vallis
Developing policy& preparedness
measures
