Abstract

COVID 19 is caused by the SARS CoV2 virus and is raging across the length and breadth of all the countries of the world at present. A plethora of clinical manifestations are evident in this infection in man, but animals or wildlife and the environment also play a pivotal role in transmission of the infection and persistence and evolution of the virus. A three pronged One Health approach is hence very important for optimum epidemiological surveillance and management of COVID 19. In this article the authors have tried to explain and address these pertinent issues.

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