Messaging Should Reflect the Nuanced Relationship between Land Change and Zoonotic Disease Risk.
Bioscience
; 72(11): 1099-1104, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2042523
ABSTRACT
A hallmark of the media publicity surrounding COVID-19 has been the message that land change causes zoonotic diseases to spill over from wild animals to humans. The secondary peer-reviewed literature sends a similar message. However, as indicated in the primary peer-reviewed literature, the complexity of interacting variables involved in zoonotic disease spillover makes it unlikely for such a claim to be universally applicable. The secondary peer-reviewed literature and the mainstream media also differ markedly from the primary peer-reviewed literature in their lack of nuance in messaging about the relationship between land change and spillover risk. We advocate accurate, nuanced messaging for the sake of the local communities at greatest risk from zoonotic disease, for the sake of scientific credibility, and so that proportionate attention may be given to other possible drivers of spillover risk.
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English
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Bioscience
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2022
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Biosci
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