We want to protect the nation from the effects of animal and plant diseases and pests, to enable sustainable production, trade, and a vibrant natural environment. Our focus is on building resilience to prevent, detect, adapt, and enable risk-based control.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
This proposal is for the establishment of a UK and international network (UK International coronavirus network UK-ICN) to understand coronavirus infections of humans and animals and promote links between researchers of d...
Funded by: BBSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Liverpool
The project focuses on understanding coronavirus infections in humans and animals, which is directly related to the question about preparing for future threats and joining up animal and human health research.
Zoonotic pathogens, that circulate between animals and humans, like the Leishmaniases, and Nipah and Chikungunya viruses, cause 60% of emerging infectious disease events worldwide and disproportionately affect people in ...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
The project aims to reduce health, welfare, and livelihood impacts of zoonotic diseases, which is partially relevant to the question about preparing for future threats and joining up animal and human health research.
‘Health emergencies usually stem from inconspicuous local contexts where emerging infectious pathogens may cross spillover boundaries from wild animal reservoirs to intermediate or focal hosts. Understanding these host-p...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
The project is relevant as it focuses on understanding the dynamics of disease emergence from animals to humans and developing models to predict such occurrences, which partially answers the question.