Thursday, 11 March 2021, 5:47 am
The world needs a new approach to biosecurity that can
identify and deal with potential pandemics however they
arise, says biosecurity expert Distinguished Professor
Philip Hulme.
Dist Prof Hulme, of the Bio-Protection
Research Centre, says COVID-19 has shown it’s time for a
holistic approach to biosecurity that integrates threats to
human, animal, plant and environmental health, recognising
that disease or invasions in one sector often spill over
into the others.
“The world is witnessing a global
rise in the number of emerging alien species, including
insect pests, noxious weeds as well as diseases of plants,
animals and humans. Currently there is no effective