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RATIONALE

Emerging zoonotic diseases, food- and water-borne diseases, and environmental change pose increasing threats.

• Of the 1,461 diseases now recognized in humans, 60% are due to multi-host pathogens that affect multiple species.
• Approximately 75% of newly emerging human infectious diseases originate in animals.
• Poor environmental health may affect human and animal health through contamination, pollution, and conditions conducive to the emergence and survival of new infectious agents.
• Given the rise of antibiotic resistance, there is a need for a holistic approach and a better understanding of resistance related to the use of antibiotic drugs.
• The spread of food-borne and water-borne diseases threaten human and animal health around the world.