A One Health strategy for emerging infectious diseases based on the COVID-19 outbreak.
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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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Biosaf Biosecur
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
J.jobb.2021.09.003
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