Seguridad e inocuidad alimentaria bajo el lente veterinario
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2018-06-07
Autores
Núñez, Johnny
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Con el fin de prevenir el incremento en
las cifras de las enfermedades emergentes
zoonóticas (que se transmiten del animal a
las personas) debe propiciarse una estrecha
vigilancia en la interface humano-animal y el
ecosistema, pues el 60% de las enfermedades actuales, muchas de ellas transmitidas
por alimentos, son zoonóticas.
Se estima que una de cada 10 personas
se enferma por año a causa del consumo
de alimentos contaminados y 77 millones
son afectadas en el continente americano,
en donde casi la mitad son niños menores
de cinco años.
Ante esa necesidad, el rol del médico veterinario es impulsar el vínculo entre la salud
humana y animal, comentó Lohendy Muñoz,
veterinaria académica e investigadora de la
Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional (EMV-UNA) y especialista en
Salud Pública y Medicina Preventiva. La especialista considera fundamental respaldar la
iniciativa Una-Salud (One Health), impulsada
por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), la
Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la
Organización Mundial de Salud Animal (OIE).
In order to prevent an increase in the number of emerging zoonotic diseases (transmitted from animals to humans), close surveillance of the human-animal interface and the ecosystem must be promoted, since 60% of current diseases, many of them food-borne, are zoonotic. It is estimated that one out of every 10 people falls ill each year due to the consumption of contaminated food and 77 million are affected in the American continent, where almost half of them are children under five years of age. In view of this need, the role of the veterinarian is to promote the link between human and animal health, commented Lohendy Muñoz, academic veterinarian and researcher at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA) and specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The specialist considers it essential to support the One Health initiative, promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
In order to prevent an increase in the number of emerging zoonotic diseases (transmitted from animals to humans), close surveillance of the human-animal interface and the ecosystem must be promoted, since 60% of current diseases, many of them food-borne, are zoonotic. It is estimated that one out of every 10 people falls ill each year due to the consumption of contaminated food and 77 million are affected in the American continent, where almost half of them are children under five years of age. In view of this need, the role of the veterinarian is to promote the link between human and animal health, commented Lohendy Muñoz, academic veterinarian and researcher at the School of Veterinary Medicine of the National University (EMV-UNA) and specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The specialist considers it essential to support the One Health initiative, promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
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ZOONOSES, ZOONOSIS, INSPECCION DE LOS ALIMENTOS, SALUD PUBLICA, MEDICINA PREVENTIVA, PUBLIC HEALTH, FOOD INSPECTION, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE