The Origin and Prevention of Pandemics

Despite the fact that most emerging diseases stem from the transmission of pathogenic agents from animals to humans, the factors that mediate this process are still ill defined. What is known, however, is that the interface between humans and animals is of paramount importance in the process. This r...

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Published inClinical Infectious Diseases Vol. 50; no. 12; pp. 1636 - 1640
Main Authors Hughes, James M., Wilson, Mary E., Pike, Brian L., Saylors, Karen E., Fair, Joseph N., LeBreton, Matthew, Tamoufe, Ubald, Djoko, Cyrille F., Rimoin, Anne W., Wolfe, Nathan D.
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford The University of Chicago Press 15.06.2010
University of Chicago Press
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Communicable Diseases - etiology
Communicable Diseases - transmission
Disease outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Disease Vectors
Emerging diseases
EMERGING INFECTIONS
Epidemiology
Humans
Hunting
Infectious diseases
Invited
Medical research
Medical sciences
Pandemics
Pathogens
Zoonoses
Infection
Prevention
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Summary:Despite the fact that most emerging diseases stem from the transmission of pathogenic agents from animals to humans, the factors that mediate this process are still ill defined. What is known, however, is that the interface between humans and animals is of paramount importance in the process. This review will discuss the importance of the human-animal interface to the disease emergence process. We also provide an overview of factors that are believed to contribute to the origin and global spread of emerging infectious diseases and offer suggestions that may serve as future prevention strategies, such as social mobilization, public health education, behavioral change, and communication strategies. Because there exists no comprehensive global surveillance system to monitor zoonotic disease emergence, the intervention measures discussed herein may prove effective temporary alternatives.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/652860