Preparing for Emerging Zoonotic Viruses

Sikkema, Reina S.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-814515-9.00150-8

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“…NGS is the most accurate methodology for identifying new viruses using a random priming approach as described below (see Sections 5 and 7.1). In recent decades, the rate of outbreaks of emerging, re-emerging or new infectious human diseases has accelerated due to some factors that mirror the expansion of our global footprint and travel network [61] (Table 1). As Don Ganem put it: "What evolution is operating on is not disease, disease is incidental.…”

Section: Zoonosis and Ngsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To study the origin of SARS-CoV-2, it would be interesting to use NGS to compare sequences isolated from wild animal farms used for fur and food production, such as those dedicated to farming mink, foxes, and raccoons, which have been on the rise in China since the 1990s (nearly 60 million animals were slaughtered in 2018) [ 151 ]. Indeed, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has reinvigorated the One Health approach [ 61 ], as defined by Centers for Disease Control (CDC): “One Health recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment” [ 152 ]. In the case of infectious diseases, this means that we should develop multisector and transdisciplinary strategies to integrate NGS sequencing studies of infectious agents isolated from humans, animals, plants and environments with biomedical sciences, bioinformatics, veterinarian and medical professionals of food and environmental sciences.…”

Section: Ngs For Studying the Origin Of A Virus And Fighting Against ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Next-Generation Sequencing for Confronting Virus Pandemics

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Colomer-Castell

Campos

et al. 2022

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Virus pandemics have happened, are happening and will happen again. In recent decades, the rate of zoonotic viral spillover into humans has accelerated, mirroring the expansion of our global footprint and travel network, including the expansion of viral vectors and the destruction of natural spaces, bringing humans closer to wild animals. Once viral cross-species transmission to humans occurs, transmission cannot be stopped by cement walls but by developing barriers based on knowledge that can prevent or reduce the effects of any pandemic. Controlling a local transmission affecting few individuals is more efficient that confronting a community outbreak in which infections cannot be traced. Genetic detection, identification, and characterization of infectious agents using next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been proven to be a powerful tool allowing for the development of fast PCR-based molecular assays, the rapid development of vaccines based on mRNA and DNA, the identification of outbreaks, transmission dynamics and spill-over events, the detection of new variants and treatment of vaccine resistance mutations, the development of direct-acting antiviral drugs, the discovery of relevant minority variants to improve knowledge of the viral life cycle, strengths and weaknesses, the potential for becoming dominant to take appropriate preventive measures, and the discovery of new routes of viral transmission.

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Section: Zoonosis and Ngsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Next-Generation Sequencing for Confronting Virus Pandemics

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Colomer-Castell

Campos

et al. 2022

Viruses

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“…Such a viral surveillance system is envisaged to carry out active, prophylactic screening for viral pathogens in known hotspot areas of zoonotic disease emergence in wild and livestock animals and humans before outbreaks occur [86]. To this end, methods of big data analysis, bioinformatics and metagenomics could be essential tools to identify hot spots of disease emergence and for rapid detection of pathogens as part of an interdisciplinary One Health approach [87]. In a general sense, ten Have [88] advised applying global governance as implied by the One Health principle to surveillance of human connections with animals, particularly in the bioindustry.…”

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“…In general, however, cultured meat is preferable over insect-based food due to the potential zoonotic risk associated with insect farms. Until the goal of phasing out or limiting factory farming by such policies is attained, ensuring rigorous biosecurity standards (e.g., hygiene measures, isolation from wildlife [23,47]) in conjunction with efficient local and global disease monitoring using sophisticated methods [87] and best possible animal welfare guided by the One Health principle, importantly also in low-income countries, will be of the utmost importance to help to prevent the next pandemic from an industrial animal farm.…”

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Industrial Animal Farming and Zoonotic Risk: COVID-19 as a Gateway to Sustainable Change? A Scoping Study

Brozek¹,

Falkenberg

2021

Sustainability

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The threat of zoonoses (i.e., human infectious diseases transmitted from animals) because of industrial animal farming may be receiving less attention in society due to the putative wildlife origin of COVID-19. To identify societal responses to COVID-19 that do address or affect the risk of future zoonoses associated with industrial animal farming, the literature was screened for measures, actions, proposals and attitudes following the guidelines of a scoping review. Forty-one articles with relevant information published between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2021 were identified directly or indirectly via bibliographies from 138 records retrieved via Google Scholar. Analysis of relevant content revealed ten fields of policy action amongst which biosecurity and change in dietary habits were the dominant topics. Further searches for relevant records within each field of policy action retrieved another eight articles. Identified responses were furthermore classified and evaluated according to groups of societal actors, implying different modes of regulation and governance. Based on the results, a suggested policy strategy is presented for moving away from food production in factory farms and supporting sustainable farming, involving the introduction of a tax on the demand side and subsidies for the development and production of alternative meat.

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Pandemics– One Health preparedness for the next

Aarestrup

Bonten

2021

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

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Preparing for Emerging Zoonotic Viruses

Cited by 13 publications

References 140 publications

Next-Generation Sequencing for Confronting Virus Pandemics

Next-Generation Sequencing for Confronting Virus Pandemics

Industrial Animal Farming and Zoonotic Risk: COVID-19 as a Gateway to Sustainable Change? A Scoping Study

Pandemics– One Health preparedness for the next

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