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Vets call for concerted efforts to curb zoonotic diseases

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Annually, 59,000 people across the world die from rabies and in Kenya, it is estimated that about 2,000 people die from the disease. [iStockphoto]

An estimated two billion people are affected by zoonotic diseases and another two million people die from these diseases across the globe.

Experts made the revelation during a forum organised by VSFSuisse in Rumuruti to deliberate on the importance of the One-Health approach in safeguarding the lives of people, livestock, and the environment.

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