Veterinary Epidemiology in Public Health

Abstract

Epidemiology is basically the science for human population. Veterinary epidemiology has much wider targets to cover, for example various kinds of animals, environment, quality of life, etc. Veterinary epidemiology has not been set as an independent unit of veterinary school, but now it becomes an important part of veterinary science.
Veterinary epidemiology covers food safety, zoonosis, symbiosis of human and animals, environmental health.
Society of Veterinary Epidemiology has a responsibility to contribute to Japanese society through the activity to promote epidemiology into veterinarian