Global health organizations & governments have long focused on RESPONDING TO DISEASE OUTBREAKS rather than PREDICTING & PREVENTING them

inspirational & fascinating story about #WomenInScience

#viruses #spillover #zoonotic #veterinary #health #horses #hendra #bats https://www.propublica.org/article/australia-bats-hendra-research-pandemic-prevention

Loved learning more about this incredibly detailed research: Scientists studying found flying foxes found that they shed much more #Hendra virus when they were starving – their search for food pushed them closer to humans and livestock

This combination set the stage for a surge in spillover events, where pathogens jump to other animals or humans. And it allows experts to predict when #spillovers will happen: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-hungry-bats-could-start-next-pandemic/ #onehealth #bats #australia

¿Se podrían prevenir los #spillover plantando árboles?

Este estudio encuentra que la escasez de alimentos en la población de murciélagos impulsada por el clima precedió a los brotes del virus #Hendra.

Este estudio sugiere que una forma efectiva de prevenir la próxima pandemia es proteger y restaurar los hábitats de la vida silvestre.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05506-2