Una Sola Salud. Un Enfoque Multisectorial y Transdisciplinario / One Health. A Multisectoral and Transdisciplinary Health Approach

Una sola salud (USS), es un enfoque integral y unificador diseñado para equilibrar y optimizar la salud tanto de seres humanos, animales y ecosistemas, aprovechando la interrelación entre estos ámbitos para establecer nuevas metodologías de vigilancia y control de enfermedades. Es así como, la forma en que se utiliza el suelo puede influir en el número de casos de malaria; las condiciones meteorológicas y controles artificiales del agua pueden afectar enfermedades como el dengue; el comercio de animales salvajes vivos puede aumentar la probabilidad de que ciertas enfermedades infecciosas se transmitan de animales a humanos (zoonosis), entre otros ejemplos. Es decir, un esfuerzo integrador de múltiples disciplinas que trabajan de manera colaborativa a nivel local, nacional y global en todos los aspectos del cuidado de la salud de los seres humanos, los animales y el medio ambiente. El objetivo de este manuscrito fue reportar y discutir el concepto USS, como nuevo enfoque sanitario inter y transdisciplinario. Debemos adoptar la filosofía de USS desde el nivel global hasta el más local para reducir entre otras, los riesgos de pandemias que pueden ocurrir con mayor frecuencia considerando el crecimiento exponencial de la población mundial y la urbanización.

SUMMARY: One Health (OH) represents a comprehensive and unifying approach designed to balance and optimize the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems. By leveraging the interdependent links among these domains, OH establishes new methodologies for disease surveillance and control. The manner in which land is utilized can influence the incidence of malaria; meteorological conditions and artificial water controls can impact diseases such as dengue, and the trade of live wildlife can escalate the likelihood of certain infectious diseases being transmitted from animals to humans (zoonoses), among other interconnected factors. That is, an integrative effort of multiple disciplines working collaboratively and locally, nationally, and globally in all aspects of health care for humans, animals, and the environment. The aim of this manuscript was to elucidate and discuss the OH concept as an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary paradigm in healthcare. In conclusion,it is imperative to embrace the OH philosophy from a global to local scale in order to mitigate, among other concerns, the heightened risks of pandemics. This consideration is especially pertinent given the exponential growth of the global population and urbanization trends, which may contribute to an increased frequency of pandemic occurrences.

Distribución espacial de los Genotipos de Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato por hospedero en el continente americano. Revisión sistemática / Spatial distribution of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes in the american continent

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the distribution cystic is required for its territorial control. Aim: To describe the spatial distribution of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes by host in the American continent. MATERRIAL AND METHODS: A systematic review of studies from the American continent, related to genotypes of the E. granulosus s.l complex were included, including any host species, without restriction of language or year of publication. Sensitive searches were performed based on sensitive searches from PubMed, EMBASE, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS and WoS; SciELO and BIREME-BVS and Trip Database. MeSH and free terms were used, including articles up to December 2020. Cartography was carried out with the Arc Map 10® program, using a world geodetic system. Result variables sought were genotype, host, geographic location, year of publication, number of samples, genes used for genotyping. RESULTS: From 1123 retrieved studies retrieved, 53 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The studies analyzed represent 3,397 samples from humans and animals. Thirty six percent of articles were published in the five-year period 2016-2020. Reports were mainly from Argentina (27.9%), Brazil (20.6%) and Chile (13.2%). The most reported genotypes globally were G1-G3 (47.3%), G7 (15.3%), G5 (14.6%) and G6 (13.3%). A predominance of G1-G3 and G6 genotypes was verified in South America, G8 and G10 in North America, and "epidemiological silence" in Central America and the Caribbean. Conclusions: Spatial analysis allows defining the relationship of territories and cases with their own characteristics, which can help to plan control interventions.