Most developing countries have limited disease surveillance capacity and so need to ensure optimal use of available resources. However, previous studies indicated that both animal and human health sectors are poorly resourced in terms of both clinical and public health service provision (James & Muchiri 2006; Jones 2011; Karimuribo et al. 2011). Considering that most emerging infectious disease conditions in public health sectors, especially in tropical countries, are of animal (wildlife and domestic) origin (Jones et al. 2008; Wolfe, Dunavan & Diamond 2007), http://www.ojvr.org it is important to encourage collaboration between the animal and human health sectors in order to minimise risks associated with such infections.

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