A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal
Fresh yak blood drinking, which occurs in Nepal, may transmit zoonotic infections. Here, we discuss how a One Health approach involving local government, public health officials and community organizers may be applied to enable this tradition to continue more safely.
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| author | Krishna Prasad Acharya Sarita Phuyal AbdulRahman A. Saied |
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| description | Fresh yak blood drinking, which occurs in Nepal, may transmit zoonotic infections. Here, we discuss how a One Health approach involving local government, public health officials and community organizers may be applied to enable this tradition to continue more safely. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62b079b4a0f34be38485ecee6d8e2de52025-08-20T02:41:33ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Medicine2730-664X2025-03-01511210.1038/s43856-025-00763-4A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in NepalKrishna Prasad Acharya0Sarita Phuyal1AbdulRahman A. Saied2Animal Disease Investigation and Control Division (ADICD), Department of Livestock Services (DLS), HariharbhawanCentral Referral Veterinary Hospital (CRVH), Department of Livestock Services (DLS)Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Aswan OfficeFresh yak blood drinking, which occurs in Nepal, may transmit zoonotic infections. Here, we discuss how a One Health approach involving local government, public health officials and community organizers may be applied to enable this tradition to continue more safely.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00763-4 |
| spellingShingle | Krishna Prasad Acharya Sarita Phuyal AbdulRahman A. Saied A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal Communications Medicine |
| title | A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal |
| title_full | A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal |
| title_fullStr | A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal |
| title_short | A one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in Nepal |
| title_sort | one health approach to improve the safety of traditional yak blood drinking in nepal |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00763-4 |
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