One Health Approach to Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

The One Health approach recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of the environment, including other organisms such as insects and animals. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of communicable diseases and affect more than one billion people in 149 countries in tropical and subtropical climates. NTDs include many parasitic vector borne and zoonotic diseases such as leishmaniasis. They mainly affect people living in poverty, with inadequate sanitation and in close contact with vector insects and domestic animals and livestock. Although development of new therapeutic drugs and vaccines for human use are in urgent need, effective control against NTDs should be also based on understanding of precise local transmission cycles which include roles of vector arthropods and reservoir animals and appropriate prevention measures for local residents. One Health approaches to control of NTDs also lead us to sustainable development of the earth.

- Yoshitsugu Matsumoto・School of Agriculture and Life Sciences・Professor
- Eisei Noiri・The University of Tokyo Hospital・Project Researcher

- Ozbel Y, Sanjoba C, Matsumoto Y. Chapter 17, Geographical Distribution and Ecological Aspect of Sand Fly Species in Bangladesh. In Kala Azar in South Asia - Current Status and Sustainable Challenges (Second Edition, Editors: Noiri E, Jha TK ). Springer. 2016. 199-209.
- Sanjoba C, Ozbel Y, Matsumoto Y. Chapter 18, The Efficacy of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets for Leishmaniasis in Asia. In Kala Azar in South Asia - Current Status and Sustainable Challenges (Second Edition, Editors: Noiri E, Jha TK ). Springer. 2016. 211-219.

- Application number: 2014-179912. Inventor： Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Yasuyuki Goto, Chizu Sanjoba, Sun Jiamei, Yasutaka Osada. Title of invention: Reagent or kit for testing for cutaneous leishmaniasis, and method for testing for cutaneous leishmaniasis. The University of Tokyo. Filing date: September 4, 2014.
- Patent number: 5044050 (July 20, 2012), Patent number: 5044051 (July 20, 2012), Patent number:10-1114629 (Republic of Korea, November 28, 2012). Inventor：Junji Kimura, Shohei Horie, Harumi Marushim, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yasutaka Osad. Title of invention: Anti-leishmanial compound and ant-leishmanial drug. Aoyama Gakuin University.
- Patent number: 5044052 (July 20, 2012), Patent number: 5044053 (July 20, 2012). Inventor: Junji Kimura, Shohei Horie, Harumi Marushim, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yasutaka Osad. Title of invention: Anti-leishmanial drug. Aoyama Gakuin University.
- Patent number: 4762381 (June 17, 2011). Inventor: Junji Kimura, Shohei Horie, Harumi Marushim, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yasutaka Osad. Title of invention: Anti-leishmanial compound and ant-leishmanial drug. Aoyama Gakuin University.
- European Patent application No. 11 738 937.9-1464, published as EP 2 557 076. Inventor: Junji Kimura, Shohei Horie, Harumi Marushim, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Chizu Sanjoba, Yasutaka Osad. Title of invention: Anti-leishmanial compound and anti-leishamanial drug. Aoyama Gakuin University. Filing date: March 8, 2011.