<p>Emerging infectious diseases are often due to environmental disruption, which exposes microbes to a different niche that selects for new virulence traits and facilitates transmission between animals and humans. Thus, health of humans also depends upon health of animals and the environment – a concept called <i>One Health</i>. This book presents core concepts, compelling evidence, successful applications, and remaining challenges of <i>One Health</i> approaches to thwarting the threat of emerging infectious disease. </p><p>Written by scientists working in the field, this book will provide a series of "stories" about how disruption of the environment and transmission from animal hosts is responsible for emerging human and animal diseases. </p><ul><li>Explains the concept of <i>One Health</i> and the history of the <i>One Health</i> paradigm shift . </li><li>Traces the emergence of devastating new diseases in both animals and humans. </li><li>Presents case histories of notable, new zoonoses, including West Nile virus, hantavirus, Lyme disease, SARS, and salmonella. </li><li>Links several epidemic zoonoses with the environmental factors that promote them. </li><li>Offers insight into the mechanisms of microbial evolution toward pathogenicity. </li><li>Discusses the many causes behind the emergence of antibiotic resistance. </li><li>Presents new technologies and approaches for public health disease surveillance. </li><li>Offers political and bureaucratic strategies for promoting the global acceptance of <i>One Health</i>.</li></ul>