GRF One Health Summit 2012, Davos: Presentation by Eric BERTHERAT, WHO, Switzerland

1. Health and Climate Foundation G lobal L eptospirosis E nvironmental A ction N etwork Strengthen the prevention and outbreak control strategy Eric Bertherat, MD, MPH, MSc Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases WHO Geneva

3. 557,000 cases incl. 55,800 deaths worldwide each year. 1,730,000 cases , 123,000 deaths annually when adjusted for potential under-reporting due to incomplete case confirmation Severe outbreaks linked to natural disasters http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/lerg/en/ Estimating the magnitude of the problem: the Leptospirosis Burden Epidemiology Reference Group ( LERG ) WHO mandated by expert consultation in 2006 to coordinate a comprehensive global burden of leptospirosis assessment

6. The G lobal L eptospirosis E nvironmental A ction N etwork (GLEAN) A One Health Approach GLEAN: An international Community of Practice Medical Clinicians, Public health specialists, Veterinarians, Climatologists, Statisticians, Rodent specialists, Biologists, Anthropologists, Ecologists, Water and Sanitation Specialists, Economists... Increasing the knowledge of the relationship between environmental, biological, ecological, economic, demographic factors Early warning systems and Improved prevention and control strategies Reducing the impact of leptospirosis outbreaks through cost-effective, implementable and sustainable solutions

8. Thanks Bangkok, October 2011