
State gears up to tackle emerging zoonotic diseases
The Hindu
Experts call for coordinated response mechanism to mitigate the impact of zoonoses
Faced with the public health threat posed by emerging zoonotic diseases, Kerala has geared up to tackle the challenge by investing in interdisciplinary approaches including One Health and raising awareness to prevent outbreaks. As the State is set to observe yet another World Zoonoses Day on Tuesday, veterinarians, wildlife experts and pathologists have pushed for a coordinated response mechanism to mitigate the impacts of zoonoses and devise collaborative strategies to prevent their recurrence.
On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












