What If An Early Warning of the Next Pandemic Was Not in the Jungle, But in Your Living Room?

May 29, 2020

What If An Early Warning of the Next Pandemic Was Not in the Jungle, But in Your Living Room?

Three-quarters of all emerging diseases are zoonotic, and yet most countries do not have a comprehensive animal health surveillance network. In an opinion article for The Hill, “Can Veterinarians Save Us from the Next Pandemic?,” MSH’s Senior External Affairs Officer, Ashley Arabasadi, and Dr. Tracey McNamara, a veterinary pathologist who played the catalyst’s role in identifying West Nile Virus, discuss the need to invest in animal disease surveillance to prevent the next pandemic.

Read their commentary in The Hillhere.