One Health Concept in Veterinary Parasitology

One Health concept refers to ‘the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, and our environment’ (AVMA, 2008). One Health began in the late 19^th and 20^th centuries with Rudolph Virchow, known as the “Father of comparative medicine, cellular pathology, and veterinary pathology” and William Osler, called the “Father of Modern Medicine”. One Health is an approach that recognizes that the health of the people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. It also encourages the collaborative efforts of many experts (disease detectives, laboratorians, physicians, and veterinarians) working across human, animal, and environmental health to improve the health of people and animals