“ONE HEALTH” is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach to attain optimal health/good for humans, animals, and our environment. A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between animals and humans. Unfortunately, the majority of emerging infectious diseases over the last four decades have been zoonotic related. Most zoonoses are often previously unidentified diseases, such as coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) and swine-origin H1N1. The pig is a domestic animal that is closely related to humans, it provided essential meat protein to our daily life. Since husbandry modernization, pig rearing had been on large scale and intensify, thus increasing the risk of zoonosis.
As we know, almost two-thirds of the pathogens that cause diseases in humans are of animals’ origin, such as Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), Nipah virus (NiV), swine influenza virus (SIV), Clostridium difficile, Streptococcus suis, Leptospira spp, Salmonella spp, Brucella spp, Trichinella spiralis, and the others. In addition, the pig was known as the amplifier host for JEV, NiV, and others. The pathogens will be enhanced once they infect the pigs, which increases the zoonotic potential. Several NiV outbreaks appeared after human contact with excreta such as the saliva, urine, and feces of sick pigs or bats. The human-to-human transmission also has been reported. The treatment of human patients with zoonoses infection remains dependent on supportive care. Most transmission route of zoonoses in humans is associated with direct exposure to infected pigs or infected raw or undercooked pork products. In addition, antimicrobial resistance become a global threat to public health systems in the last two decades, such as antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic Salmonella spp. Therefore, there is an urge to focus on zoonotic diseases among livestock such as pigs.
This Research Topic will focus on factors that impact the health between pigs and humans. The aims of the Research Topic are to describe the most recent found pathogenesis, molecular evolution, immune responses, transmission, treatment, control, and prevention of zoonotic pathogens among pigs. In addition, the studies of treatments and control of swine zoonotic diseases under controlled experiments are also welcome. Manuscripts dealing with the following subtopics will be considered:
• Emerging and remerging of zoonotic diseases among human and pig
• Antimicrobial resistance and molecular evolution of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Pathogenesis, immune responses, and transmission of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Treatment, control, and prevention of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Experiments trial (in vivo or in vitro) about zoonotic diseases among pigs
Note: Both original research and review papers are welcome
“ONE HEALTH” is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach to attain optimal health/good for humans, animals, and our environment. A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between animals and humans. Unfortunately, the majority of emerging infectious diseases over the last four decades have been zoonotic related. Most zoonoses are often previously unidentified diseases, such as coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) and swine-origin H1N1. The pig is a domestic animal that is closely related to humans, it provided essential meat protein to our daily life. Since husbandry modernization, pig rearing had been on large scale and intensify, thus increasing the risk of zoonosis.
As we know, almost two-thirds of the pathogens that cause diseases in humans are of animals’ origin, such as Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), Nipah virus (NiV), swine influenza virus (SIV), Clostridium difficile, Streptococcus suis, Leptospira spp, Salmonella spp, Brucella spp, Trichinella spiralis, and the others. In addition, the pig was known as the amplifier host for JEV, NiV, and others. The pathogens will be enhanced once they infect the pigs, which increases the zoonotic potential. Several NiV outbreaks appeared after human contact with excreta such as the saliva, urine, and feces of sick pigs or bats. The human-to-human transmission also has been reported. The treatment of human patients with zoonoses infection remains dependent on supportive care. Most transmission route of zoonoses in humans is associated with direct exposure to infected pigs or infected raw or undercooked pork products. In addition, antimicrobial resistance become a global threat to public health systems in the last two decades, such as antimicrobial resistance of zoonotic Salmonella spp. Therefore, there is an urge to focus on zoonotic diseases among livestock such as pigs.
This Research Topic will focus on factors that impact the health between pigs and humans. The aims of the Research Topic are to describe the most recent found pathogenesis, molecular evolution, immune responses, transmission, treatment, control, and prevention of zoonotic pathogens among pigs. In addition, the studies of treatments and control of swine zoonotic diseases under controlled experiments are also welcome. Manuscripts dealing with the following subtopics will be considered:
• Emerging and remerging of zoonotic diseases among human and pig
• Antimicrobial resistance and molecular evolution of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Pathogenesis, immune responses, and transmission of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Treatment, control, and prevention of zoonotic diseases among pigs
• Experiments trial (in vivo or in vitro) about zoonotic diseases among pigs
Note: Both original research and review papers are welcome