Question

World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on _______ to create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them, and what actions to take when exposed.
1. 6 August
2. 6 October
3. 6 June
4. 6 July

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 6 July

The correct answer is 6 July.

• World Zoonoses day is celebrated to commemorate the first vaccination administered against a Zoonotic disease.
• The first vaccination was administered by French biologist Louis Pasteur on 6^th July 1885.
• Zoonoses is any disease or infection that can be transmitted naturally from animals to humans.
• Zoonotic pathogens can be bacterial, viral, or parasitic and can transmit through contact, food, water or Environment.
• Infectious disease like Ebola, HIV, salmonellosis, avian influenza, and West Nile virus are Zoonotic diseases.

•  WHO launched a report on World Zoonoses day which was a joint effort by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• This Report identified seven human mediated factors that is most likely driving the emergence of zoonotic diseases.
  • Increasing human demand for animal protein,
  • Unsustainable agricultural intensification,
  • Increased use and exploitation of wildlife,
  • Unsustainable utilization of natural resources accelerated by urbanization, land use change and extractive industries,
  • Increased travel and transportation,
  • Changes in food supply, and
  • Climate change.
• ​Prevention method differs for each pathogen but some effective practices can be
  • ​Safe and appropriate guidelines for animal care in the agricultural sector
  • Clean drinking water and waste removal
  • Education campaigns to promote handwashing after contact with animals and other behavioral adjustments.