Quebec’s multi-party observatory on zoonoses and adaptation to climate change

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https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v45i05a05

Language of the publication
English
Date
2019-05-02
Type
Article
Author(s)
  • Germain, G.
  • Kimpton, A.
  • Lévesque, B.
  • Massé, A.
  • Mercier, M.
  • Ogden, N.H.
  • Picard, I.
  • Ravel, A.
  • Rocheleau, J.P.
  • Soto, J.
  • Quebec’s Multi-Party Observatory on Zoonoses and Adaptation to Climate Change
  • El Allaki, F.
  • Simon, A.
  • Baron, G.
  • Arsenault, J.
  • Bouchard, C.
  • Chaumont, D.
Publisher
Public Health Agency of Canada

Abstract

Climate change has been linked with the establishment and geographical expansion of zoonotic diseases, an example of which is the well-documented increase in human cases of Lyme disease in Quebec, Canada. As temperatures continue to increase in Quebec, it is anticipated that several zoonotic diseases will be affected. In response to the growing zoonotic issues facing public health authorities, Quebec’s Multi-Party Observatory on Zoonoses and Adaptation to Climate Change (Observatoire multipartite québécois sur les zoonoses et l’adaptation aux changements climatiques) (the Observatory) was founded in 2015 as part of the Quebec government’s Climate Change Action Plan (Plan d’action 2013–2020 sur les changements climatiques). The Observatory was designed to bring together agencies involved in formulating public policy and experts from the disciplines of human health, animal health and environmental sciences, in a manner similar to the innovative “One World, One Health” approach. The Observatory provides a platform for knowledge sharing and consensus building among representatives of public policy decision makers and scientists. Its main objectives are to anticipate and prioritize potential issues associated with zoonotic diseases in Quebec, in order to support applicable risk management and climate change adaptation. This article describes what the Observatory is, what it does and outlines its plans for the future.

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  • Health

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Pagination

143-148

Peer review

Yes

Open access level

Gold

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PubMed ID
31285705
ISSN
1481-8531

Article

Journal title
Canada Communicable Disease Report
Journal volume
45
Journal issue
5

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