An argument for pandemic risk management using a multidisciplinary One Health approach to governance: an Australian case study

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant global impact. However, COVID-19 is just one of several high-impact infectious diseases that emerged from wildlife and are linked to the human relationship with nature. The rate of emergence of new zoonoses...

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Published in:	Globalization and health 2022-07, Vol.18 (1), p.1-73, Article 73
Main Authors:	Woolaston, Katie, Nay, Zoe, Baker, Michelle L, Brockett, Callum, Bruce, Mieghan, Degeling, Chris, Gilbert, Joshua, Jackson, Bethany, Johnson, Hope, Peel, Alison, Sahibzada, Shafi, Oskam, Charlotte, Hewitt, Chad L
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Analysis Animal diseases Anthropogenic factors Australia Biodiversity Biodiversity hot spots Biodiversity loss Biosecurity Climate change Control Coronaviruses COVID-19 Debate Economic analysis Environment Environmental changes Environmental health Environmental law Epidemics Epidemiology Governance Health risks Human influences Infectious diseases Law Management Methods One Health Pandemic Pandemics Prevention Psychology Public health Risk assessment Risk management Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Social sciences Viral diseases Wildlife conservation Zoonose Zoonoses
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Summary:	The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant global impact. However, COVID-19 is just one of several high-impact infectious diseases that emerged from wildlife and are linked to the human relationship with nature. The rate of emergence of new zoonoses (diseases of animal origin) is increasing, driven by human-induced environmental changes that threaten biodiversity on a global scale. This increase is directly linked to environmental drivers including biodiversity loss, climate change and unsustainable resource extraction. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot and is subject to sustained and significant environmental change, increasing the risk of it being a location for pandemic origin. Moreover, the global integration of markets means that consumption trends in Australia contributes to the risk of disease spill-over in our regional neighbours in Asia-Pacific, and beyond. Despite the clear causal link between anthropogenic pressures on the environment and increasing pandemic risks, Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, like most of the world, has centred largely on public health strategies, with a clear focus on reactive management. Yet, the span of expertise and evidence relevant to the governance of pandemic risk management is much wider than public health and epidemiology. It involves animal/wildlife health, biosecurity, conservation sciences, social sciences, behavioural psychology, law, policy and economic analyses to name just a few.
ISSN:	1744-8603 1744-8603