Human-Animal Interaction in Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI)s: Zoonosis Risks, Benefits, and Future Directions—A One Health Approach

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1592
• Main Authors: Liguori, Giovanna, Costagliola, Anna, Lombardi, Renato, Paciello, Orlando, Giordano, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 09.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Animal cognition; Animal welfare; animal-assisted interventions; animals; Autism; Campylobacter; Disease prevention; Dogs; Fear & phobias; Health aspects; Horses; human-animal relations; Infectious diseases; medicine; Medicine, Preventive; Methicillin; Microorganisms; one health; One Health initiative; Pathogens; Pediatrics; Prevention; Preventive health services; preventive medicine; Review; Staphylococcus infections; Tropical diseases; Zoonoses; zoonosis; animal welfare; one health; animal-assisted interventions; zoonosis; preventive medicine

Animal-assisted interventions (AAI)s represent the expression of integrated medicine, according to the One Health approach. Actually, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, etc. The efficacy of AAIs is based on interspecific int...