Vets call for concerted efforts to curb zoonotic diseases

Annually, 59,000 people across the world die from rabies and in Kenya, it is estimated that about 2,000 people die from the disease. [iStockphoto]

An estimated two billion people are affected by zoonotic diseases and another two million people die from these diseases across the globe.

Experts made the revelation during a forum organised by VSFSuisse in Rumuruti to deliberate on the importance of the One-Health approach in safeguarding the lives of people, livestock, and the environment.