HealthLeaders Media March 16, 2020
Dennis Carroll, former director of the pandemic influenza and emerging threats unit at USAID, says the corona virus represents just one in a wave of zoonotic diseases that have adapted to humans.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The threat posed by zoonotic diseases is becoming more and more part of our natural landscape and is largely being driven by the increase in population around the world over the last century.
– Based on historical evidence, the world can expect to see two to three to four new zoonotic disease threats emerging every year.
– The biggest challenge is changing politicians’, investors’, communities’ approach toward facing risk.
This article was first published on Monday, March 16, 2020 in Kaiser Health News.
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