Food Security in a Global Economy

by Smith, Gary; Kelly, Alan M.

• ISBN13: 9780812220445
• ISBN10: 0812220447
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

At the end of the nineteenth century, the health and productivity of the livestock and poultry industries and the safety of foods of animal origin in the United States were severely compromised by infectious diseases. Bovine tuberculosis was a widespread and significant food safety hazard, with large numbers of human TB cases caused by contaminated milk. Texas fever, foot and mouth disease, brucellosis, glanders, trichinosis, and fowl plague challenged both animal and human health. Government intervention in veterinary public health made great strides during the first half of the twentieth century, however, and the U.S. food supply was proclaimed to be the safest in the world. In the countries of the developing world, infectious diseases of animals and humans remain prevalent and pose serious threats to a globalized society, in which the health status of animals in one nation is directly linked to the health status of animal and human populations throughout the world. The problems and their solutions are immensely complex and difficult and extend well beyond the challenges of controlling infectious diseases. As a result, those involved in the food industry, and especially veterinarians, face the question, "Is it possible to feed a burgeoning world population while respecting the welfare of livestock and poultry, containing the spread of disease, and managing the Earth's natural resources?" InFood Security in a Global Economy, contributors from across the globe and from a range of disciplines--veterinarians, public health officials, researchers, scholars, and industry experts--provide analysis and cutting-edge research. From the spread of avian influenza to the burgeoning problems associated with more affluent and urbanizing populations in the developing world,Food Security in a Global Economyprovides a comprehensive overview of the issues that form the central challenge for veterinary medicine in the twenty-first century.

Author Biography

Gary Smith is Professor of Population Biology and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Alan M. Kelly is the former dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Table of Contents

Foreword: A Note on Martin Kaplan: Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction: Setting the Scene	p. 1
The Changing Landscape for Veterinary Public Health
What Will the Future Bring, and How Can We Prepare for It?	p. 11
Globalization: What Caused It, and How Will It End?	p. 27
The Livestock Revolution and the Developing World	p. 33
Technology, Innovation, Research, and Development	p. 43
Animal Welfare in Livestock Production: Implications for Producers, Consumers, and Public Health	p. 51
Animal Plagues: The Political and Economic Consequences of Nonzoonotic Animal Diseases	p. 61
The Food Industry
The Global Food Industry	p. 75
Farming the Sea: The Revolution in Aquaculture	p. 84
Creating Risk: Antibiotic Resistance	p. 92
Emerging Threats
The Changing Epidemiology of Avian Influenza	p. 101
Wildlife Zoonoses: Emerging and Reemerging Zoonoses from Wildlife Reservoirs	p. 120
Monkeypox: A Threat to the United States?	p. 137
Bat Zoonoses: The Realities	p. 145
National and Global Responses
International Efforts at Detection and Control	p. 159
The Public Health Workforce	p. 168
The Task Ahead	p. 174
Contributors	p. 179
Index	p. 187
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