Enhancing research integration to improve One Health actions: learning lessons from neglected tropical diseases experiences

Brice Rotureau (1, 2) , Etienne Waleckx (3, 4) , Vincent Jamonneau (3) , Philippe Solano (3) , Sophie Molia (5, 6) , Patrice Debré (7) , Koussay Dellagi (8) , Serge Morand (9, 10)

1 Institut Pasteur de Guinée
2 Biologie cellulaire des Trypanosomes - Trypanosome Cell Biology
3 UMR INTERTRYP - Interactions hôtes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatides
4 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
5 UMR ASTRE - Animal, Santé, Territoires, Risques et Ecosystèmes
6 Cirad-BIOS - Département Systèmes Biologiques
7 INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
8 RIIP - Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur
9 MIVEGEC - Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle
10 KU - Kasetsart University [Bangkok, Thailand]

Most neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are intrinsically embedded within the One Health approach: NTD researchers have already been dealing with multidisciplinary and intersectoral work for decades simply because it is essential for understanding and controlling the usually complex transmission of the pathogens causing NTDs.This long experience has already enrooted the idea of the horizontal integration of research, control, elimination and eradication strategies. The ongoing epidemiological transitions of most NTDs urges pursuing and amplifying the development of co-constructed multidisciplinary and intersectoral research initiatives for improving control/elimination/eradication processes. Lessons from NTDs may also be useful for other diseases targeted by ongoing One Health initiatives.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Brice Rotureau, Etienne Waleckx, Vincent Jamonneau, Philippe Solano, Sophie Molia, et al.. Enhancing research integration to improve One Health actions: learning lessons from neglected tropical diseases experiences. BMJ Global Health, 2022, 7 (6), pp.e008881. ⟨10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008881⟩. ⟨pasteur-03697408⟩