Zoonoses under our noses

Cross, Andreea-Ingrid; Baldwin, Victoria M.; Roy, Sumita; Essex-Lopresti, Angela; Prior, Joann L.; Harmer, Nicholas J.

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2018.06.001

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“…Zoonoses can occur in both urban and rural settings. While certain zoonoses like the bacterial anthrax show no secondary human‐to‐human transmission, many viral diseases like Ebola, and the currently ongoing COVID‐2 do 20,21 . If and how efficiently a zoonotic virus can transmit from human‐to‐human determines its ability to cause a major epidemic such as the one we are experiencing now 22 .…”

Section: Sars‐cov‐2: Structure Origin and Transmissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

SARS‐CoV‐2: What do we know so far?

Khedkar

Patzak

2020

Acta Physiologica

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Section: Sars‐cov‐2: Structure Origin and Transmissionmentioning

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SARS‐CoV‐2: What do we know so far?

Khedkar

Patzak

2020

Acta Physiologica

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“…Re-emergence of zoonotic diseases in countries where they have been previously eradicated has been reported, calling for a need for disease-free countries to remain aware and implement regional monitoring systems. Brucellosis has reemerged in Bulgaria after 50 years, probably due to the illegal import of infected animals from endemic border countries, as has occurred with bovine brucellosis in France, with possible cross-border brucellosis transmission into Europe from middle-eastern countries with the highest incidences of brucellosis worldwide such as Turkey and Syria (reviewed in [40]).…”

Section: Brucellosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New

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Schuenemann

Sánchez‐Villagra

2020

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Bacterial, viral, and parasitic zoonotic diseases are transmitted to humans from a wide variety of animal species that act as reservoir hosts for the causative organisms. Zoonoses contribute an estimated 75% of new or reemerging infectious diseases in humans. All groups of mammals have been shown to act as hosts for transmission of different organisms that cause zoonoses, followed in importance by birds; with both wild and domestic species identified as hosts in specific cases. There has been considerable research progress leading to a better understanding of the host range, animal origin, evolution, and transmission of important zoonoses, including those caused by the ingestion of food and products derived from animals. Paleopathology studies of ancient human bone lesions, in combination with ancient DNA analysis of the causative pathogen, have contributed to our understanding of the origin of zoonotic diseases, including brucellosis and mycobacterial zoonoses. However, there are still knowledge gaps and new confirmed and potential hosts are reported locally with some frequency. Both the economic cost and burden of disease of zoonoses are substantial at local and global levels, as reflected by recent coronavirus pandemics that spread rapidly around the world. Evidence-based prevention strategies are currently a global priority increasingly recognized, especially in zoonoses-affected regions.

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“…Due to several bureaucratic, political and budgetary constraints, the last two campaigns aiming to eradicate brucellosis were both terminated prematurely, before reaching a satisfactory reduction in the disease prevalence [43,46]. Such constraints, common also to various neglected zoonoses other than Brucellosis, were addressed since the beginning of the 21 st century by the One Health approach [47,48]. As an inter-disciplinary approach to health problems affected by the interconnections between animals, humans and natural resources, One Health has globally promoted collaborations in research and policy making, and resource pooling of veterinary, public health and environment protection institutions [49].…”

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The cycle of distrust in health policy and behavior: Lessons learned from the Negev Bedouin

2020

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Background Over the last decades, health systems worldwide have faced a decline in public trust. For marginalized minority populations, who generally suffer from poverty and political exclusion, the roots of this trend go much deeper, establishing a state of bi-directional distrust between them and health institutions. Although studied to a lesser extent compared to trust, distrust does impede health initiatives, such as infectious diseases prevention programs, mostly of so-called Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs). Where distrust prevails, even trust building actions such as defining rights and obligations, prioritizing "the greater good" and increasing transparency, are prone to failure. In this study, we deepen the understanding of the concept of distrust through a unique case study of Brucellosis, a prevalent bacterial zoonotic disease endemic to disadvantaged Bedouin communities in southern Israel. Methods In the years 2015-2019, we qualitatively studied socio-political aspects in a governmental Brucellosis control campaign in southern Israel. We used in-depth interviews with 38 governmental and private health workers, agriculture and nature preservation workers, livestock owners and community leaders. Further, we conducted participant observation in 10 livestock pens and in policymaking meetings, and collected policy and media documents in order to triangulate the results. Results We conceptualize three different types of distrust between authorities and marginalized communities-"intention-based distrust", "values-based distrust" and "circular distrust"-to better explain how distrust originates and reinforces itself, reproducing the endemicity of NZDs. Based on that, we portray a practical framework to reduce distrust in health policies, by reframing local discourses, reshaping disease monitoring schemes from enforcementbased to participation-based, and promoting political inclusion of disadvantaged communities.

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Zoonoses under our noses

Cited by 89 publications

References 72 publications

SARS‐CoV‐2: What do we know so far?

SARS‐CoV‐2: What do we know so far?

Host Diversity and Origin of Zoonoses: The Ancient and the New

The cycle of distrust in health policy and behavior: Lessons learned from the Negev Bedouin

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