Synergistic China-US Ecological Research is Essential for Global Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness.

ABSTRACT: The risk of a zoonotic pandemic disease threatens hundreds of millions of people. Emerging infectious diseases also threaten livestock and wildlife populations around the world and can lead to devastating economic damages. China and the USA-due to their unparalleled resources, widespread engagement in activities driving emerging infectious diseases and national as well as geopolitical imperatives to contribute to global health security-play an essential role in our understanding of pandemic threats. Critical to efforts to mitigate risk is building upon existing investments in global capacity to develop training and research focused on the ecological factors driving infectious disease spillover from animals to humans. International cooperation, particularly between China and the USA, is ess

SUBMITTER: Smiley Evans T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7088356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature