Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Sahu RK, D Das DP, Patra RC

Abstract:
Lingering zoonoses or neglected zoonoses are ancient diseases (NZD) affecting both humans and animals (domestic and wild) which keep re-emerging as public problems for a number of reasons. The term neglected highlights those diseases which affect mainly poor and marginalized populations in low resource settings. Neglected zoonoses is commonly associated with poverty and impacts the lives and livelihoods in periurban slums primarily in developing countries. This is an ancient zoonotic disease which imposes a dual burden on human and animal health. They are distinguished from higher profile zoonotic diseases as they affects mostly poor and underserved populations, are under-diagnosed and under-reported, does not travel far and cross distant boundaries, generates significant health burden and economic losses, control at source when feasible is cost effective.