Preventing the next pandemic
Africa Science Focus
English - August 17, 2022 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBArts scidev scidevnet scidev.net science africa development news tech health Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Around three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic, that is they emerge from wild and domestic animals. These zoonotic diseases cause one billion infections and millions of deaths, mostly in low-income countries, according to the World Health Organization.
In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we find out how scientists are taking on this critical issue through farming. Bernard Bett at the International Livestock Research Institute, in Nairobi, Kenya, introduces us to the concept of one health - an intervention approach that recognises the connection of people, animals and plants.
This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.
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