Editor’s Note: The novel Coronavirus has taken centre stage as the virus spreads from China into other parts of the world and from animal-human to human to human infection. This brings to light the critical importance of understanding how animal health influences the spread of epidemics globally. In this week’s Thought Leadership piece, Dr. Ibrahim Mamadu, Country Preparedness and IHR Officer, WHO Health Emergencies Program, writes about how the current spread of animal related infectious diseases highlights the need for closer collaboration under the One Health agenda. 

Let’s play a game; let me give you four photos: a farm, an airport, a meat market and a hospital. Can you guess what ties all of these together? Can’t guess? The answer is “One-Health”.

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