Infectious Diseases and HIV Conference

Such diseases can spread over huge territories, affecting vast populations; thus, these are crucial public health problems and deserve to be understood properly. It is central to preparing public health for this aspect of dynamics in the transmission of zoonotic diseases and their impact on the population.

This session will unfold details about outbreaks due to zoonotic disease, with a focus on epidemiology and risk factors, including prevention and control strategies. Zoonotic infections are a broad category of viral, bacterial, parasitic, and fungal diseases that have an animal reservoir which can be transmitted to humans.

This session briefly introduces the major zoonotic pathogens among the most important these include Ebola virus, Zika virus, rabies, and West Nile virus and discusses their mode of transmission, reservoirs, and their spectrum of diseases. Understanding the ecological and environmental factors contributes to the emergence and outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. Most of the transmission of zoonotic diseases is the result of complex interactions between humans, animals, and the environment.

This session will show how human behavior, husbandry practices in animals, and changes in the environment are all factors which influence transmission dynamics. Outcomes: Participants will then be armed with knowledge on the role of wildlife and domestic animals in the ecology of zoonotic diseases and the importance of understanding these relationships in outbreak prevention.

The zoonotic outbreaks have the most devastating effects on public health and the economy. In this discussion, recent outbreaks will be reviewed based on size, populations affected, and outcomes.

Participants will learn about the social and economic determinants of zoonotic disease outbreaks, including healthcare expenditures, loss of productivity, and stress on healthcare systems.

Additionally, the following control measures and prevention strategies will be discussed. Control Measures for Zoonotic Disease Outbreaks: Effective control measures are mainly important for effective reduction in disease impact. This session will focus on the utility of One Health in integrating strategies in human, animal, and environmental health.

Participants will appreciate the importance of various vaccination programs and public health surveillance and education of the community to reduce the risk of transmission. Effective control measure implementation requires collaboration between veterinarians, public health officials, and environmental scientists.

Future Directions and Research Needs: The session will summarize by pointing toward directions for research and public health preparedness into the future. Participants will discuss ongoing surveillance, improved diagnostics, and research on zoonotic transmission pathways.

Global collaboration as well as information sharing factors must be indicated as of great importance to ensure serious consideration about the threats of zoonotic disease so that the response capacity can be enhanced.