TY - JOUR
T1 - Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change
AU - Jones, Bryony A.
AU - Grace, Delia
AU - Kock, Richard
AU - Alonso, Silvia
AU - Rushton, Jonathan
AU - Said, Mohammed Y.
AU - McKeever, Declan
AU - Mutua, Florence
AU - Young, Jarrah
AU - McDermott, John
AU - Pfeiffer, Dirk Udo
PY - 2013/5/21
Y1 - 2013/5/21
N2 - A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are epidemiological interactions between wildlife and livestock. The study found several examples in which agricultural intensification and/or environmental change were associated with an increased risk of zoonotic disease emergence, driven by the impact of an expanding human population and changing human behavior on the environment. We conclude that the rate of future zoonotic disease emergence or reemergence will be closely linked to the evolution of the agriculture-environment nexus. However, available research inadequately addresses the complexity and interrelatedness of environmental, biological, economic, and social dimensions of zoonotic pathogen emergence, which significantly limits our ability to predict, prevent, and respond to zoonotic disease emergence.
AB - A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are epidemiological interactions between wildlife and livestock. The study found several examples in which agricultural intensification and/or environmental change were associated with an increased risk of zoonotic disease emergence, driven by the impact of an expanding human population and changing human behavior on the environment. We conclude that the rate of future zoonotic disease emergence or reemergence will be closely linked to the evolution of the agriculture-environment nexus. However, available research inadequately addresses the complexity and interrelatedness of environmental, biological, economic, and social dimensions of zoonotic pathogen emergence, which significantly limits our ability to predict, prevent, and respond to zoonotic disease emergence.
KW - Ecology
KW - Ecosystem
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Health
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1208059110
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1208059110
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 23671097
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 110
SP - 8399
EP - 8404
JO - PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 21
ER -
