One Health and EcoHealth: the same wine in different bottles?

• Published in: Infection ecology & epidemiology Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 30978 - 4
• Main Authors: Roger, François, Caron, Alexandre, Morand, Serge, Pedrono, Miguel, Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel de, Chevalier, Veronique, Tran, Annelise, Gaidet, Nicolas, Figuié, Muriel, de Visscher, Marie-Noël, Binot, Aurélie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Co-Action Publishing; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Collaboration; Debate Pieces; Developing countries; Disease; Ecology; Ecosystems; Funding; Health policy; Health surveillance; LDCs; Leadership; Low income groups; Medical personnel; Paradigms; Public health; Studies; Wild animals; Wildlife conservation; Wine; Zoonoses; Southeast Asia; Madagascar
• ISSN: 2000-8686; 2000-8686
• DOI: 10.3402/iee.v6.30978

[...]both struggle to properly define the boundaries of their paradigms despite their apparent similarities regarding principles and objectives. There are concerns about the risk of instrumentalisation of the socio-ecological aspects (conservation, ecosystemic approaches) by the medical sector. [...]the health sector could use the 'politically correct' discourse of One Health but without in effect changing its practices of leadership and funding opportunities regarding environment and ecosystem approaches to health. Some activities aim at exploring the links between the restoration of forest ecosystem functions (e.g. through the re-introduction of key-stone species) including a hypothetised improved ecosystem resilience with health indicators for both animal and human populations.\n Acknowledgments This work was conducted within the framework of the Research Platform "Production and Conservation in Partnership", RP-PCP; the Research Network "Management of Emerging Risks in Southeast Asia", GREASE; and the Platform in partnership for research and training "Forests and Biodiversity in Madagascar", F&B. References 1.