ss the region and the infection ecology and effective epidemiological interventions are currently both insufficient to stem this growing problem,” he said.
“Moreover, the KFD is just a model example of a much larger problem globally, which is that we know very little about the infection ecology of many (probably most) zoonotic pathogens and therefore we cannot craft optimal epidemiological interventions. Developing surveillance within a One Health framework offers a tenable solution for the KFD, and other zoonotic pathogens, because it simultaneously recognises the connections between humans, animals, and the broader ecosystems in which they live so that both the pathways to better understanding and the solutions for control and prevention that are based on that improved understanding are fundamentally grounded in all three.”
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