Tucker Claire, Fagre Anna, Wittemyer George, Webb Tracy, Abworo Edward Okoth, VandeWoude Sue
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Front Microbiol. 2021 Oct 8;12:718546. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.718546. eCollection 2021.
African Swine Fever (ASF) was reported in domestic pigs in China in 2018. This highly contagious viral infection with no effective vaccine reached pandemic proportions by 2019, substantially impacting protein availability in the same region where the COVID-19 pandemic subsequently emerged. We discuss the genesis, spread, and wide-reaching impacts of this epidemic in a vital livestock species, noting parallels and potential contributions to ignition of COVID-19. We speculate about impacts of these pandemics on global public health infrastructure and suggest intervention strategies using a cost: benefit approach for low-risk, massive-impact events. We note that substantive changes in how the world reacts to potential threats will be required to overcome catastrophes driven by climate change, food insecurity, lack of surveillance infrastructure, and other gaps. A One Health approach creating collaborative processes connecting expertise in human, animal, and environmental health is essential for combating future global health crises.
2018年中国家猪中报告了非洲猪瘟（ASF）。这种高度传染性的病毒感染没有有效的疫苗，到2019年已达到大流行程度，对随后出现新冠疫情的同一地区的蛋白质供应产生了重大影响。我们讨论了这种在重要牲畜物种中流行的起源、传播及其广泛影响，指出了与新冠疫情爆发的相似之处和潜在关联。我们推测了这些大流行对全球公共卫生基础设施的影响，并针对低风险、大规模影响事件，采用成本效益方法提出了干预策略。我们指出，要克服由气候变化、粮食不安全、缺乏监测基础设施及其他差距引发的灾难，世界应对潜在威胁的方式需要进行实质性改变。一种“同一健康”方法，即创建连接人类、动物和环境卫生领域专业知识的协作流程，对于应对未来全球健康危机至关重要。
