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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks The risk of an unknown pandemic human disease (“disease x) has been at the top of the National Risk Register for some time and been realised this year in the shape of COVID-19. Two thirds of new human infectious diseases originate in animals. How can we better understand and prepare for future threats? How can we better join up animal and human health research, capability, and digital backbone across government to facilitate agile responses? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks Endemic animal diseases undermine agricultural productivity, negatively impacting animal welfare, farmers’ livelihoods, public health, and threaten trade. Increased research into improved methods of detection and control of bovine TB and other such endemic diseases remains a priority for Defra Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks How can we enable better biosecurity standards and behaviours to control and minimise the impact of disease and pests? how can we build systems that are resilient to introductions of pests and diseases and that can support adaptation and recovery? How can we breed animals and plants which are resistant to key diseases? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Biosecurity: protecting animals and plants from health risks How can we develop and apply science, technology, and evidence to inform and deliver a risk-based approach to animal and plant biosecurity? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Environmental monitoring and data science Molecular biology: The ongoing evolution in the costs, speed, and ease of DNA measurements will allow entirely new approaches to complement traditional biodiversity monitoring and increase understanding of ecosystems, biodiversity, diseases, and other aspects of the environment Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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Interactions between animal, human, and environmental health: “One Health” What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment and within food systems, and to what extent is this facilitating the development and transmission of AMR between animal and human populations? Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2021
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