Conservation Medicine and a New Agenda for Emerging Diseases

摘要: The last three decades have seen an alarming number of high-profile outbreaks new viruses and other pathogens, many them emerging from wildlife. Recent SARS, avian influenza, others highlight zoonotic diseases as one the key threats to global health. Similar been reported in wildlife populations, resulting mass mortalities, population declines, even extinctions. In this paper, we examples pathogens: Nipah Hendra virus, which emerged Malaysia Australia 1990s respectively, with recent caused by similar India 2000 Bangladesh 2004; West Nile New World 1999; amphibian chytridiomycosis, has globally a threat populations major cause declines. We discuss new, conservation medicine approach that integrates veterinary, medical, ecologic, sciences interdisciplinary teams. These teams investigate causes emergence, analyze underlying drivers, attempt define common rules governing emergence for human, wildlife, plant EIDs. ultimate goal is risk analysis allows us predict future known unknown pathogens.