On this occasion the veterinary profession highlights its various contributions to the health of both animals and humans, underlining the vital role of veterinarians in also ensuring animal welfare, food safety, food security, safe world trade in animals and animal products as well as protecting public health.
Whether you’re a cat person, a dog person, a rabbit person or a horse person, there’s one thing all animal lovers can agree on, and that’s the fantastic work carried out by veterinarians.
Celebrate with your pet on World Veterinary Day by buying them a treat or a new toy, to show them how much they mean to you as you appreciate the work veterinarians do to keep pets healthy.
This year’s theme is Vector-Borne Diseases with a Zoonotic Potential.
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases are becoming a major public health concern in all world regions and are not limited only to tropical and subtropical areas.
Changes in Global climate also influence the increase of emerging and re-emerging vector-borne diseases and disease outbreaks, such as West-Nile Disease and Leishmaniosis.
Vector-borne zoonotic diseases are an important example of the interdependence that exists between vectors, animal hosts, climate conditions, pathogens and the susceptible human population.
Veterinarians are key actors of the One Health Concept at the animal-human-environment interface. Therefore, they play a central role in safeguarding public health.
Collaboration and coordination between veterinarians and physicians are fundamental to prevent and then treat vector-borne diseases.
