The study on setting priorities of zoonotic agents for medical preparedness and allocation of research resources

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 4; p. e0299527
• Main Authors: Wang, Kung-Ching, Chang, Chia-Lin, Wei, Sung-Hsi, Chang, Chao-Chin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.04.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Biology and Life Sciences; Case-Control Studies; Development and progression; Evaluation; Health Priorities; Humans; Infection control; Lassa fever; Logistic Models; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Medicine, Experimental; People and Places; Prevention; Public health administration; Resource Allocation; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - epidemiology; Zoonoses - prevention & control; Zoonoses - transmission; India; Taiwan

The aim of this study is to develop a scoring platform to be used as a reference for both medical preparedness and research resource allocation in the prioritization of zoonoses. Using a case-control design, a comprehensive analysis of 46 zoonoses was conducted to identify factors influencing diseas...