title: A personal history of veterinary public health in the Pan American Health Organization.
abstract: The introduction of disease into the New World changed both flora and fauna. The need for coordinated veterinary public health activities was highlighted when anthrax and encephalitis were reported in native populations. The Pan American Health Organization has been a proponent of public health and animal health since its inception. Neither discipline can be successful without the other.
authors.affiliation: United States Public Health Service, The University of Texas-Houston, School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler Drive, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Steele