A One Health Perspective to Recognize <i>Fusarium</i> as Important in Clinical Practice
2020
Valeri Sáenz | Carlos Alvarez-Moreno | Patrice Le Pape | Silvia Restrepo | Josep Guarro | Adriana Marcela Celis Ramírez
Any strategy that proposes solutions to health-related problems recognizes that people, animals, and the environment are interconnected. <i>Fusarium</i> is an example of this interaction because it is capable of infecting plants, animals, and humans. This review provides information on various aspects of these relations and proposes how to approach fusariosis with a One Health methodology (a multidisciplinary, and multisectoral approach that can address urgent, ongoing, or potential health threats to humans, animals, and the environment). Here, we give a framework to understand infection pathogenesis, through the epidemiological triad, and explain how the broad utilization of fungicides in agriculture may play a role in the treatment of human fusariosis. We assess how plumbing systems and hospital environments might play a role as a reservoir for animal and human infections. We explain the role of antifungal resistance mechanisms in both humans and agriculture. Our review emphasizes the importance of developing interdisciplinary research studies where aquatic animals, plants, and human disease interactions can be explored through coordination and collaborative actions.
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