Two pandemics in China, One Health in Chinese
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880384 |
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| Authors | Jie Huang (0009-0007-4279-2914, Peking University, corresponding author), Gary R McLean (0000-0002-1278-1743, London Metropolitan University), Frederick C Dubee (China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, Beijing, China), Zhijie Zheng (0000-0001-8062-649X, Peking University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e008550 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008550 |
| PMID | 35277430 |
| OpenAlex | W4220799118 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The term ‘One Health’ was coined in 2003 to describe the interdependence of healthy ecosystems, animals and people, soon after the emergence of SARS broke out. The philosophy of One Health is now widely accepted by the international community, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was first reported in China, but its origin is far from certain. \n \nChina has suffered two major pandemics during the 21st century. The ‘One Health’ philosophy and principals are dearly needed in China; therefore, it is critical to ensure a correct Chinese translation so that its holistic meaning could be fully grasped, and actions could be orchestrated across the globe. \n \nIn China, two completely different Chinese characters are used as the translation of ‘One’ in One Health. Both sides have distinguished scholars from the field, and have reasonable arguments. \n \nThe opportunities to contribute to Health at the ‘World’ scale, on the ‘International’ stage and with ‘Global’ spirit certainly sound inspirational especially for the young generations. But we argue that the acronym WIG (world, international, global) paints a more realistic picture of what is needed to be done. Under a wig in health salons, there is a hairless problem to be fixed. Under a wig in justice courts, there is a fairness problem to be tackled
China · Disease · Pandemic · Political science · Public health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Travel-related health issues · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Zoonotic diseases and public health
| Highly cited | No |
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