BZU holds workshop on zoonotic threats to human population, livestock in Cholistan.

MULTAN -- The Department of Pathobiology at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) organized a one-day workshop on Zoonoses -- infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans -- in in 'One Health Perspective'.

BZU Vice Chancellor Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi presided over the inaugural session while Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Dr. Masood Akhtar was the Patron of the event,

and Dr. Mian Muhammad Awais was the Chief organizer of the workshop.

The workshop was held in connection with an HEC funded project 'Molecular Profiling of Zoonotic Enteropathogens at animal-human-environment interface in Cholistan Desert: A way to formulate veterinary and public health policies through one health approach'.

The workshop focused on how to disseminate the findings of the project with stakeholders from academia, research,and healthcare settings.

The major objective of this event was to highlight the concept of 'one health' to bring the

veterinarians, medical practitioners, and other health experts under one roof to share, think,

discuss, and rule out the possibilities to save the human and animal populations from this

important zoonotic threat in Cholistan lacking safe drinking water supplies.

The event proved to be an important platform to update and influence the participants through a programme of presentations and discussions addressing critical aspects of zoonotic threats associated with zoonotic enteropathogens in the livestock sector and human population, with particular emphasis on its prevention and control.

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