Public veterinary health under the appr oach of one health, the integrating element of policies and strategies for food security , safety and rural development

Abstract

Veterinary public health is conceived as a discipline with an extensive and broad level of action on the human health protection and the increase of food yield through the interventions in animal health and production. Understanding that human and animal health coexist in the same ecosystem, this article aims to review veterinary public health from the "one health" approach.