title: One Health in action: the work of the HAIRS group.
abstract: The Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group is a collaboration between a number of human and animal health organisations within the UK government. The group aims to provide a 'joined-up' response to emerging diseases that threaten the health of people or animals. Here, Dilys Morgan, who chairs the group, discusses its work, highlighting its response to Schmallenberg virus, and shows how a One Health approach can improve government responses to potential crises.
authors.affiliation: Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, UK.
authors.forename: Dilys
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002044:Bunyaviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom