Conveners
Session 3: Pandemic Preparedness & Prevention and Social Sciences & Health
- Maresa Neuerer
Since the onset of the pandemic many SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged exhibiting substantial evolution in the virus’ spike protein, the main target of neutralizing antibodies. A plausible hypothesis proposes that the virus evolves to evade antibody-mediated neutralization (vaccine- or infection-induced) to maximize its ability to infect an immunologically experienced population. Because viral...
Since 2022, H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b caused unprecedented outbreaks in wild birds and increasing mammal infections, including spill-over into humans. These events raised concerns that H5N1 viruses may further adapt to humans. Indeed, some H5N1 viruses isolated from mammals carry adaptive mutations enhancing receptor binding and polymerase...
Effective and contemporary educational strategies are essential components for integrating the concept of One Health into (formal) education in schools. In this talk, we present the One Health Teaching Clinic (OHTC) as an innovative educational model that connects future science teachers with One Health experts from medicine, veterinary science, and environmental fields to tackle today’s most...
As urbanization reshapes ecosystems, human-animal-environment interactions intensify, increasing zoonotic disease risks. This One Health study investigates a key interface: a Nigerian abattoir during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Combining ethnography with semi-structured interviews, and biological sampling of livestock, dogs, and small mammals, we explored zoonotic transmission pathways. Fieldwork...
Introduction
Environmental sources can harbor zoonotic pathogens, and their sampling – central to the One Health approach – supports research at the human-animal-environment interface. This study aims to assess participants’ readiness to collect environmental samples over a two-year period.
Methods
We analyzed data from a test-focused subcohort (PCR-4-ALL) of the Multilocal and...
The BMBF-funded T!Raum alliance 'One Health Region Western Pomerania' aims to implement One Health principles in the region through transdisciplinary cooperation and knowledge transfer, and to anchor the One Health concept in all decisions by firms, policymakers, and the civil society. The concept of a ‘One Health Region’ is an innovation developed by the T!Raum alliance.
As a key component...
