Survey on Implementation of One Health Approach for MERS-CoV Preparedness and Control in Gulf Cooperation Council and Middle East Countries

Survey on Implementation of One Health Approach for MERS-CoV Preparedness and Control in Gulf Cooperation Council and Middle East Countries

Osama Ahmed Hassan, Ahmed M. El-Sayed, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Mohamed Nour, Hamad Al-Romaihi, Mohammed Al-Hajri, Farhoud Alhajri, Mohamed Al-Thani, Salih A. Al-Marri, Mahmoud H. Mahmoud, Jaouad Berrada, Elmoubasher Abu Baker Farag, Ahmed El Idrissi, Aya Moustafa, Minahil Mehmood, Mohamed Haroun Ismail

In 2015, a One Health Working Group was established in Qatar to conduct a survey in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Egypt, and Jordan to monitor preparedness of public health and veterinary health authorities in response to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus epidemic. All but 1 country indicated they established joint One Health policy teams for investigation and response. However, the response to the questionnaires was largely limited to veterinary authorities. Critical barriers and limitations were identified. National and regional leaders, policy makers, and stakeholders should be prompted to advocate and enhance adoption of the One Health framework to mitigate the risk for Middle East respiratory syndrome and other emerging zoonotic diseases.

2019

Surveillance, One Health, Zoonoses, MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, preparedness and response

DOI: 10.3201/eid2503.171702

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine