Mission: Our mission is to prevent the spread of animal-to-human disease through research, education, ongoing action and community engagement.

Target demographics: animals, humans

Direct beneficiaries per year: People and pets

Geographic areas served: Peru

Programs: PAZ embraces the concept of One Health, the idea that disease is connected, and rarely affects just one species alone. Currently, we are working in Peru, treating and managing patients who suffer epilepsy from cysticercosis, a disease caused by the pork tapeworm. We are also working on a grant from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, conducting research on the most common reasons people who live in resource-poor settings will bring their animals to a veterinarian. Products in the pipeline include a study on contamination of the food chain secondary to mining runoff, and setting up a program with Peruvian veterinary students to increase their clinical skills and awareness of zoonotic disease.

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