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Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics

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  • Raina K. Plowright

    (Cornell University)

  • Aliyu N. Ahmed

    (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

  • Tim Coulson

    (University of Oxford)

  • Thomas W. Crowther

    (ETH Zürich)

  • Imran Ejotre

    (Muni University)

  • Christina L. Faust

    (University of Glasgow)

  • Winifred F. Frick

    (Bat Conservation International
    University of California)

  • Peter J. Hudson

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Tigga Kingston

    (Texas Tech University)

  • P. O. Nameer

    (Kerala Agricultural University)

  • M. Teague O’Mara

    (Bat Conservation International)

  • Alison J. Peel

    (Griffith University)

  • Hugh Possingham

    (University of Queensland)

  • Orly Razgour

    (University of Exeter)

  • DeeAnn M. Reeder

    (Bucknell University)

  • Manuel Ruiz-Aravena

    (Cornell University
    Griffith University
    Mississippi State University)

  • Nancy B. Simmons

    (American Museum of Natural History)

  • Prashanth N. Srinivas

    (Institute of Public Health)

  • Gary M. Tabor

    (Center for Large Landscape Conservation)

  • Iroro Tanshi

    (University of Washington
    Small Mammal Conservation Organization
    University of Benin)

  • Ian G. Thompson

    (Australian Capital Territory)

  • Abi T. Vanak

    (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
    University of KwaZulu-Natal)

  • Neil M. Vora

    (Conservation International)

  • Charley E. Willison

    (Cornell University)

  • Annika T. H. Keeley

    (Center for Large Landscape Conservation)

Abstract

Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics. Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although preparedness and response have received significant focus, prevention, especially the prevention of zoonotic spillover, remains largely absent from global conversations. This oversight is due in part to the lack of a clear definition of prevention and lack of guidance on how to achieve it. To address this gap, we elucidate the mechanisms linking environmental change and zoonotic spillover using spillover of viruses from bats as a case study. We identify ecological interventions that can disrupt these spillover mechanisms and propose policy frameworks for their implementation. Recognizing that pandemics originate in ecological systems, we advocate for integrating ecological approaches alongside biomedical approaches in a comprehensive and balanced pandemic prevention strategy.

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  • Raina K. Plowright & Aliyu N. Ahmed & Tim Coulson & Thomas W. Crowther & Imran Ejotre & Christina L. Faust & Winifred F. Frick & Peter J. Hudson & Tigga Kingston & P. O. Nameer & M. Teague O’Mara & Al, 2024. "Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-46151-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46151-9
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