Murithi Mbabu
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya
Ian Njeru
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
Sarah File
One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Eric Osoro
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Stella Kiambi
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Austine Bitek
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Peter Ithondeka
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya
Salome Kairu-Wanyoike
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya
Shanaaz Sharif
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
Eric Gogstad
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya; Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Francis Gakuya
Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Kenya
Kaitlin Sandhaus
Global Implementation Solutions, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Peninah Munyua
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Joel Montgomery
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya; Global Implementation Solutions, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Robert Breiman
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya; enter for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Carol Rubin
One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Kariuki Njenga
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract
A One Health (OH) approach that integrates human,animal and environmental approaches to management of zoonotic diseases has gained momentum in the last decadeas part of a strategy to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases. However, there are few examples of howan OH approach can be established in a country. Kenya establishment of an OH office, referred to asthe Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU) in 2011. The ZDU bridges theanimal and human health sectors with a senior epidemiologist deployed from each ministry; and agoal of maintaining collaboration at the animal and human health interface towards better prevention and control of zoonoses.The country is adding an ecologist to the ZDU to ensure that environmental risks are adequately addressed in emerging disease control.
