Veterinary public health in the Nepal Himalaya.
Veterinary public health in the Nepal Himalaya.
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尼泊尔喜马拉雅地区的兽医公共卫生。
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2000
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D. D. Joshi
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Cherie Knox;Leesa Gillies;D. D. Joshi
Chasing water buffalo through Himalayan villages may not be the image that springs to mind when thinking about veterinary medicine, unless, that is, you are fortunate enough to have worked in Nepal. We are 2 veterinary students of the Ontario Veterinary College who were invited to spend the summer of 1999 with Dr. Durga Dutt Joshi, director of the National Zoonosis and Food Hygiene Research Center (NZFHRC) in Kathmandu, to help with some of his ongoing public health projects, such as examining slaughtering conditions, milk production systems, and testing for zoonotic diseases in rural villages. The project was the result of over a year of planning and fundraising. The information collected will be used by Dr. Joshi, local community leaders, and government officials to implement realistic and effective measures aimed at breaking the cycle of zoonotic disease transmission and degradation of the environment, while considering the social, cultural, and economic boundaries. The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal may be one of the most beautiful countries in the world, but it is also one of the poorest. The majority of the population survive through subsistence agriculture, but an increasing movement of people from rural areas into the capital city, Kathmandu, has resulted in a significant threat to public health. Human disease is common, hygiene standards are very low, and there is a severe shortage of clean drinking water. The lack of city planning and infrastructure only exacerbates these factors, contributing to the immense public health threat.
