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Abstract

One Health recognizes that bacterial zoonoses are a critical category of health threats to humans, animals, and the environment (HAE sector). It is an integrated method which understands that people, animals, and the natural world are interconnected and that mechanisms of the transmission and control of zoonotic diseases intersect the natural and human-dominated world. Against this background, the One Health concept stresses the interdependence of human, animal, and the environment in the context of zoonotic diseases. Bacterial zoonoses Brucellosis (caused by Brucella spp.), leptospirosis (Leptospira spp.), Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), salmonellosis (Salmonella spp. Exotic zoonoses like melioidosis (Burkholderia pseudomallei), glanders (Burkholderia mallei), anthrax (Bacillus anthracis), and Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) are important public health threats because of the ability of these pathogens to spillover across species. These pathogens exist in distinct animal reservoirs that include livestock, wildlife and vectors, and infect humans through direct contact, by the consumption of contaminated products or contaminated environment. These germs are transmitted by eating and drinking contaminated food and water, making close contact with infected animals, and environmental exposure. Compounded by rising antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria, their control is becoming increasingly challenging. Implementing the One Health concept, which is a collaborative effort of multiple disciplines–veterinarians, medical professionals, and environmental scientists–to improve surveillance, biosecurity, and disease control practices. Improved Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Worldwide Tracking Systems to promote early recognition and preventive action to these maladies is the key to a future of better health for human beings, animals and the environment