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A One Health strategy for emerging infectious diseases based on the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wu, Qin; Li, Qianlin; Lu, Jiahai.
  • Wu Q; School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Li Q; Key Laboratory for Tropical Disease Control, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China.
  • Lu J; One Health Center of Excellence for Research and Training, Guangzhou, China.
J Biosaf Biosecur ; 4(1): 5-11, 2022 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1487854
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is as an emerging infectious disease (EID) that has caused the worst public health catastrophe of the 21st century thus far. In terms of impact, the COVID-19 pandemic is second only to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 in modern world history. As of 7 September 2021, there have been 220 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 4.5 million deaths. EIDs pose serious public health and socio-economic risks, and 70% of EIDs originate from wildlife. Preventing development of EIDs such as COVID-19 is a pressing concern. Here, taking the COVID-19 pandemic as an example, we illustrate the disastrous effects of EIDs and assess their emergence and evolution from a One Health perspective. We propose a One Health strategy, centered on 'moving the gates forward', for EID prevention and control at the human-animal-environment interface. This strategy may be instructive and provide early warnings of EIDs in the future.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Biosaf Biosecur Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jobb.2021.09.003

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Biosaf Biosecur Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jobb.2021.09.003