From pathogens to policy: using network analysis to map the knowledge base on human-zoonotic disease dynamics underpinning global pandemic policy.

ABSTRACT: Zoonotic disease dynamics (ZDD), encompassing pathogen spillover, transmission pathways and host-pathogen interactions, are widely acknowledged as drivers of emerging infectious diseases. Yet, the extent to which recent pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR) policies - the integrated frameworks guiding international efforts to anticipate and manage infectious disease threats - are grounded in this expanding body of scientific research remains unclear. This study examines how research on ZDD is cited in six influential global policy reports published between 2021 and 2023. We employed citation network analysis and qualitative profiling to compare references cited in these reports with those cited by a systematically identified set of broad-scope scientific publications on ZDD

SUBMITTER: de Paula Fonseca B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12772065 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature