‘Preventing the next pandemic’ – A 2020 UNEP Frontiers Series Report on zoonotic diseases with reflections for South Africa

Authors

  • Bianca Wernecke 1.Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2.Department of Environmental Health, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-7158
  • Danielle A. Millar Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9772-3843
  • Michele Walters Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-3408
  • Andre Ganswindt Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6974-5578
  • Luthando Dziba 1.Conservation Services Division, South African National Parks, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6974-5578
  • Caradee Y. Wright 1.Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Informatics, University of Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-818X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8531

Keywords:

human health, zoonoses diseases, environmental health, One Health, Planetary Health

Published

2020-07-29

How to Cite

Wernecke, B., Millar, D. A., Walters, M., Ganswindt, A., Dziba, L., & Wright, C. Y. (2020). ‘Preventing the next pandemic’ – A 2020 UNEP Frontiers Series Report on zoonotic diseases with reflections for South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 116(7/8). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8531

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