Researchers from the Complexity Science Hub and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna have dissected the complex interactions involved in zoonoses, which affect worldwide over two billion people annually.
Complexity Science HubJul 15 2024 They introduce the concept of a "zoonotic web," a detailed network representation of the relationships between zoonotic agents, their hosts, vectors, food sources, and the environment.
More than host-pathogen interaction "Zoonotic diseases are often discussed in terms of host-pathogen interactions. Understanding the complex animal-human-environment interface remains a significant challenge," explains the epidemiologist. Austrian data spanning almost 50 years The researchers first carried out a systematic literature search on all documented interactions between zoonotic sources and pathogens in Austria between 1975 and 2022. From this, they created the "zoonotic web." The results of the analysis were finally prepared in a dashboard by CSH data visualization expert Liuhuaying Yang.
A quantitative approach to One Health A major challenge for the One Health community is quantifying the interactions and risks at the human-animal-environment interface. The One Health approach recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment are closely linked and interdependent.
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