title: 'One Health' infectious diseases surveillance in Tanzania: are we all on board the same flight?
abstract: Infectious diseases account for nearly 40% of the burden of human mortality and morbidity in  low-income countries, of which 7% is attributable to zoonoses and 13% to recently emerging  diseases from animals. One of the strategic approaches for effective surveillance, monitoring  and control of infectious diseases compromising health in both humans and animals could  be through a combination of multiple disciplines. The approach can be achieved through a  joint effort from stakeholders comprising health professionals (medical and veterinary), social,  economic, agricultural, environmental and other interested parties. With resource scarcity  in terms of number of staff, skills and facility in low-income countries, participatory multi- sectoral and multidisciplinary approaches in limiting the burden of zoonotic diseases could  be worthwhile. We review challenging issues that may limit the 'One Health' approach for  infectious diseases surveillance in Tanzania with a focus on Health Policy and how best the  human and animal health systems could be complemented or linked to suit the community in  need for disease control under the theme's context.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. erasto.mbugi@sacids.org.
authors: Erasto V
authors: EV
authors: Mbugi
authors: Kim A
authors: KA
authors: Kayunze
authors: Bugwesa Z
authors: BZ
authors: Katale
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Kendall
authors: Liam
authors: L
authors: Good
authors: Gibson S
authors: GS
authors: Kibik
authors: Julius D
authors: JD
authors: Keyyu
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Godfrey-Faussett
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Van Helden
authors: Mecky I
authors: MI
authors: Matee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary; D013636:Tanzania; D015047:Zoonoses