Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Март 26, 2024
Abstract
Substantial
global
attention
is
focused
on
how
to
reduce
the
risk
of
future
pandemics.
Reducing
this
requires
investment
in
prevention,
preparedness,
and
response.
Although
preparedness
response
have
received
significant
focus,
especially
prevention
zoonotic
spillover,
remains
largely
absent
from
conversations.
This
oversight
due
part
lack
a
clear
definition
guidance
achieve
it.
To
address
gap,
we
elucidate
mechanisms
linking
environmental
change
spillover
using
viruses
bats
as
case
study.
We
identify
ecological
interventions
that
can
disrupt
these
propose
policy
frameworks
for
their
implementation.
Recognizing
pandemics
originate
systems,
advocate
integrating
approaches
alongside
biomedical
comprehensive
balanced
pandemic
strategy.
Язык: Английский
The harms of promoting the lab leak hypothesis for SARS-CoV-2 origins without evidence
Journal of Virology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
98(9)
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
Science
is
humanity's
best
insurance
against
threats
from
nature,
but
it
a
fragile
enterprise
that
must
be
nourished
and
protected.
The
preponderance
of
scientific
evidence
indicates
natural
origin
for
SARS-CoV-2.
Yet,
the
theory
SARS-CoV-2
was
engineered
in
escaped
lab
dominates
media
attention,
even
absence
strong
evidence.
We
discuss
how
resulting
anti-science
movement
puts
research
community,
research,
pandemic
preparedness
at
risk.
Язык: Английский
Implementing governmental oversight of enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research
Journal of Virology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
98(4)
Опубликована: Март 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Reply to Lipsitch et al., "Public role in research oversight"
Journal of Virology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
98(4)
Опубликована: Март 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Public role in research oversight
Journal of Virology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
98(4)
Опубликована: Март 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Reply to Ebright et al., “Implementing governmental oversight of enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research”
Journal of Virology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
98(4)
Опубликована: Март 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Reply to Masters: Recombinant coronavirus balances biosafety and benefit
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
121(44)
Опубликована: Окт. 21, 2024
Язык: Английский
Principal Investigator Responsibility for Flagging Research with Dual-Use or Pandemic Risk
Applied Biosafety,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2024
The
new
United
States
Government
Policy
for
Oversight
of
Dual-Use
Research
Concern
and
Pathogens
with
Enhanced
Pandemic
Potential
places
primary
responsibility
on
the
proposing
principal
investigator
to
flag
potential
need
special
review.
This
approach
may
carry
significant
risks,
given
that
investigators
have
incentives
downplay
types
risks
policy
aims
address,
compounded
by
substantial
opposition
from
many
virologists.
However,
this
commentary
argues
such
an
is
much
more
consistent
proven
models
research
oversight
protecting
human
subjects
animals
be
essential
in
long
run.
It
identifies
several
independent
but
potentially
mutually
reinforcing
preconditions
success
—
which
will
require
creativity
investment
not
fully
specified
regulations:
researcher
training
dual-use
population-level
biosafety
effective
institutional-level
support
scrutiny
evaluation,
cultural
change,
checks
balances,
speedy
evaluation
low-risk
research.
Язык: Английский