Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Intersections of Human, Animal, and Environmental Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariadne A Nichol (0000-0001-9174-9671, University of San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | E99-102 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2024.99 |
| PMID | 38306198 |
| OpenAlex | W4391469599 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The health of humans, animals, and their shared environments is inextricably interconnected.These connections are particularly evident in the increase in infectious disease emergence in recent decades. 1,2Up to 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, ie, caused by viruses and other microbes "spilling over" from nonhuman to human animals. 1,3Such infections can be deadly, as seen with Ebola, SARS, MERS, and, more recently, COVID-19.Fatality rates in some Ebola outbreaks have been as high as 90%. 4 Climate change elevates risk of cross-species transmission events and epidemics, 5,6 along with disruption of natural ecosystems (eg, deforestation, extractive industry, farming practices) that increase interaction among human and nonhuman animal reservoirs and create more opportunities for microbes to jump species.A 2022 World Bank report states: "Sixty percent of the drivers of the 100 biggest outbreaks since 1974 fall within the domains of land-use change, especially related to forests and food systems, in particular livestock operations
Animal health · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Human health · One Health · Pathology · Public health · Veterinary medicine · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · Medicine · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |