title: Veterinary public health in Israel.
abstract: The epizootiological and ecological conditions in Israel, as well as socio-economic and agricultural structures, have created a unique and hazardous veterinary public health (VPH) situation. The paper describes various VPH problems concerning zoonotic diseases, products of animal origin and rural ecology, and the attempts to solve them by the State Veterinary Services and Animal Health.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Beit-Dagan, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimshony
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012423:Rural Health; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015047:Zoonoses