Ethnobiology in One Health

  • Marsha B. Quinlan Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
  • Robert J. Quinlan Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Keywords: Ethnozoology, Human-animal interaction, Global health, Animal health, Emerging zoonoses, Human-animal interface

Abstract

The new One Health concept is, essentially, the ethnobiology of health, addressing the interrelation of human, animal and environmental health. Incited by 2003 outbreaks of animal-borne SARS and avian influenza, One Health’s multidisciplinary perspective complements growing international support for interdisciplinary research and health equity. One Health needs researchers able to integrate social and cultural factors into health-related life science questions.

Author Biographies

Marsha B. Quinlan, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Marsha B. Quinlan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and School of Global Animal Health at Washington State University.

Robert J. Quinlan, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Robert J. Quinlan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and School of Global Animal Health at Washington State University.

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Published
2016-08-25
How to Cite
Quinlan, M. B., & Quinlan, R. J. (2016). Ethnobiology in One Health. Ethnobiology Letters, 7(1), 59–61. https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.7.1.2016.680
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