Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of infectious disease was over. In this post, Bernard Bett, Delia Randolph and John McDermott argue that not only are pandemics not over, they may be increasing in frequency; and while most originated i...
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| description | The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of infectious disease was over. In this post, Bernard Bett, Delia Randolph and John McDermott argue that not only are pandemics not over, they may be increasing in frequency; and while most originated in Asia in the past, Africa may be poised to become an important source of so-called “zoonotic pathogens”—with its population growth, rapid urbanisation, and rising global integration offering promising vectors for outbreaks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1421142024-10-25T08:04:07Z Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people Bett, Bernard Randolph, Delia McDermott, John globalization zoonoses covid-19 urbanization epidemics pandemics The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of infectious disease was over. In this post, Bernard Bett, Delia Randolph and John McDermott argue that not only are pandemics not over, they may be increasing in frequency; and while most originated in Asia in the past, Africa may be poised to become an important source of so-called “zoonotic pathogens”—with its population growth, rapid urbanisation, and rising global integration offering promising vectors for outbreaks. 2020-04-21 2024-05-22T12:09:59Z 2024-05-22T12:09:59Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142114 en Open Access Bett, Bernard; Randolph, Delia; and McDermott, John. 2020. Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people. Africa Portal. First published online on April 21, 2020. https://www.africaportal.org/features/africas-growing-risk-diseases-spread-animals-people/ |
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| title | Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people |
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| topic | globalization zoonoses covid-19 urbanization epidemics pandemics |
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