The fact that people working with animals or their products may contract some infections has been known for centuries, before the introduction of the concept of "zoonoses". Only recently, at least in Italy, was the prevention of occupational risks taken into account by legislation in spite of the fact that some zoonoses of livestock are of noticeable socio-economic importance. Nowadays some factors such as new production technologies, trade globalisation, movements of people, changes in working conditions, are generating new zoonotic and occupational risks, some of which are considered re-emerging. The prevention of occupational zoonoses must be implemented jointly by both veterinary and medical services through prevention and epidemiological surveillance of human and animal health, risk evaluation, diagnosis of infections and working safety. Hopefully, we expect that in the future there will be better interdisciplinary collaboration and that legislation be timely tailored to the need to safeguard working health and safety.

BATTELLI G., BALDELLI R., GHINZELLI M., MANTOVANI A. (2006). Occupational zoonoses in animal husbandry and related activities. ANNALI DELL'ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ, 42, 391-396.

Occupational zoonoses in animal husbandry and related activities

BATTELLI, GIORGIO;BALDELLI, RAFFAELLA;
2006

Abstract

The fact that people working with animals or their products may contract some infections has been known for centuries, before the introduction of the concept of "zoonoses". Only recently, at least in Italy, was the prevention of occupational risks taken into account by legislation in spite of the fact that some zoonoses of livestock are of noticeable socio-economic importance. Nowadays some factors such as new production technologies, trade globalisation, movements of people, changes in working conditions, are generating new zoonotic and occupational risks, some of which are considered re-emerging. The prevention of occupational zoonoses must be implemented jointly by both veterinary and medical services through prevention and epidemiological surveillance of human and animal health, risk evaluation, diagnosis of infections and working safety. Hopefully, we expect that in the future there will be better interdisciplinary collaboration and that legislation be timely tailored to the need to safeguard working health and safety.
2006
BATTELLI G., BALDELLI R., GHINZELLI M., MANTOVANI A. (2006). Occupational zoonoses in animal husbandry and related activities. ANNALI DELL'ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ, 42, 391-396.
BATTELLI G.; BALDELLI R.; GHINZELLI M.; MANTOVANI A.
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