Explaining the objectives for a new program to be launched in 11 Southeast Asia countries Navneet Dhand BVSc&AH, MVSc, MANZCVSc, said, “If you want to prevent these diseases from happening in the future, you have to look beyond humans. You would have to look for these viruses in domestic animals, in wildlife populations; and to achieve that you need a trained animal health workforce to conduct animal disease surveillance.”
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2020. Link. The “detectives” would develop surveillance systems to identify disease agents at an early stage before they’re able to cause major outbreaks.
INSIGHTS: This is an exciting effort. Once again, prevention-minded animal health pros are taking action to intervene as potential new pathogens develop.