The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed faults in the way we assess preparedness and response
capacities for public health emergencies. Existing frameworks are limited in scope,
and do not sufficiently consider complex social, economic, political, regulatory,
and ecological factors. One Health, through its focus on the links among humans, animals,
and ecosystems, is a valuable approach through which existing assessment frameworks
can be analysed and new ways forward proposed. Although in the past few years advances
have been made in assessment tools such as the International Health Regulations Joint
External Evaluation, a rapid and radical increase in ambition is required.
At least 4 people in Michigan infected with a version of the coronavirus found mostly in mink are the first known cases of possible animal-to-human transmission of the virus in the United States.
TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) At least four people in Michigan infected with a version of the coronavirus found mostly in mink are the first known cases of possible animal-to-human transmission of the virus in the United States. The cases occurred in the first year of the pandemic and the U.S. Centers for […]