The overarching theme of our research is zoonotic viruses and how they transmit between humans and animals. From a broader conceptual perspective, one of the challenges has really been shifting the paradigm around how we think about health. We still put a disproportionate amount of emphasis on human health and fail to recognize how closely connected we are to other animals and ecosystems. You really don’t have to look any further than both SARS coronaviruses, monkeypox, HPAI, the list goes on and on. Climate change, biodiversity, conservation and health – they’re all interconnected. Healthy ecosystems and healthy animals equate to healthy humans. But we don’t think of things from a One Health perspective and it is imperative we start using this approach if we really want to mitigate the emergence and impact of zoonotic pathogens.
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