The Lancet Microbe: How to Prevent and Control New Outbreaks

December 20, 2020 /--- In a recent study, biologists at the University of Arkansas developed a strategy to detect and intercept wildlife in Africa that could eventually infect humans. kristian Forbes, an assistant professor at
, and colleagues from Africa, Europe and North America have come up with a four-part approach to detecting and curbing zoonotic diseases that begin in animals but spread to humans, such as COVID-19 and HIV.
(Photo: www.pixabay.com) Forbes said: "A lot of research has been done to counter the threat of new diseases in wild animals, and unknown viruses that can infect humans have been identified in wild animals.
these efforts have been very successful in identifying new viruses; in fact, thousands of viruses have been identified, but we do not currently have the tools to understand which of them pose the most immediate risk to human health.
" To be able to quickly detect new zoonotic disease outbreaks, the team proposed a system that collects and screens samples from patients with unknown histories of fever, analyzes suspicious death samples from unknown causes, detects and analyzes serum in high-risk or targeted populations.
samples that have been collected and archived.
team outlined their approach in a recent article in The Lancet Microbe.
forbes says none of these methods are new.
but so far they have not been effectively integrated.
"Given the limitations of current models for disease prevention, our article focuses on coordinated and broad early detection strategies to stop new disease outbreaks before they can become a global pandemic."
" (Bioon.com) Source: Researchers propose process to detect and containemerging diseases Original source: Kristian M Forbes et al, Towards a cosy strategy for intercepting human diseases in Africa, The Lancet Microbe (2020). DOI: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30220-2。