Ecosystem perspectives are needed to manage zoonotic risks in a changing climate

Rory Gibb; Lydia H V Franklinos; David W Redding; Kate E Jones

doi:10.1136/bmj.m3389

Ecosystem perspectives are needed to manage zoonotic risks in a changing climate

BMJ. 2020 Nov 13:371:m3389. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3389.

Authors

Rory Gibb¹, Lydia H V Franklinos^{1

2}, David W Redding^{1

3}, Kate E Jones^{4

3}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
² Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
³ Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK.
⁴ Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK kate.e.jones@ucl.ac.uk.

Abstract

Better understanding of how environmental changes affect pathogens, hosts, and disease vectors can help prevent and respond to zoonoses, write Rory Gibb and colleagues

MeSH terms

Animals
Climate Change*
Ecological Parameter Monitoring
Ecosystem
Humans
Public Health*
Risk Factors
Risk Management
Socioeconomic Factors
Zoonoses / prevention & control*
Zoonoses / transmission