Journal article

Socializing One Health: an innovative strategy to investigate social and behavioral risks of emerging viral threats

Karen Saylors, David J Wolking, Emily Hagan, Stephanie Martinez, Leilani Francisco, Jason Euren, Sarah H Olson, Maureen Miller, Amanda E Fine, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, Tran Minh Phuc, Jusuf D Kalengkongan, Predict Consortium, Tina Kusumaningrum, Alice Latinne, Joko Pamungkas, Dodi Safari, Suryo Saputro, Djeneba Bamba, Kalpy Julien Coulibaly Show all

ONE HEALTH OUTLOOK | BMC | Published : 2021

Abstract

In an effort to strengthen global capacity to prevent, detect, and control infectious diseases in animals and people, the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) PREDICT project funded development of regional, national, and local One Health capacities for early disease detection, rapid response, disease control, and risk reduction. From the outset, the EPT approach was inclusive of social science research methods designed to understand the contexts and behaviors of communities living and working at human-animal-environment interfaces considered high-risk for virus emergence. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches, PREDICT behavioral..

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Awarded by United States Agency for International Development


Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (cooperative agreement number AID-OAA-A -14-00102). The contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.