The Lancet–PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover: reducing the risk of pandemics through primary prevention

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 403; no. 10427; pp. 597 - 599
• Main Authors: Vora, Neil M, Hassan, Latiffah, Plowright, Raina K, Horton, Richard, Cook, Sonila, Sizer, Nigel, Bernstein, Aaron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 17-02-2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Anthropology; Climate change; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Epidemiology; Geography; Green buildings; Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous peoples; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Medicine; Monkeypox; Pandemics; Pathogens; Prevention; Public health; Risk reduction; Security; Systems management; Veterinary medicine; Wildlife trade; Zoonoses; United States > US
• ISSN: 0140-6736; 1474-547X; 1474-547X
• DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01064-4

Since the advent of COVID-19, many of the plans and actions to reduce future pandemic risk have focused on secondary prevention, preparedness, and response to pandemics—all of which are crucial for improving health security and human wellbeing. The Commissioners, with representation across gender and geography, have expertise in epidemiology, virology, ecology, One Health, human medicine, veterinary medicine, food systems management, anthropology, working with Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous knowledge systems, law, wildlife trade, health systems, economics, policy, and more. [...]this Commission will emphasise vital yet often overlooked interventions to secure protections from viral spillovers and concomitant win-win benefits for equity, health security, and the environment. close up of a glass globe with light reflections lies on moss kerkla/Getty Images For more on the Coalition for Preventing Pandemics at the Source see https://www.preventingfuturepandemics.org/ This Commission has received financial support from Cornell University.