Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance at Livestock-Wildlife Interfaces: A Perspective on Sampling Design

Authors

  • Christian Bezzina Centre for Disease Ecology, Marsaxlokk Institute of Biological Sciences, Marsaxlokk, Malta Author
  • Hortensia-M Ibarrola Centre for One Health, Urgell Laboratory for Ecology and Evolution, Tarrega, Spain Author
  • Klara-Z Havas Centre for Science Policy, Vertes Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Tatabanya, Hungary Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22667383

Keywords:

Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance at Livestock-Wildlife Interfaces; Biological sciences; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in zoonotic spillover surveillance at livestock-wildlife interfaces right now, and real uncertainty about
exactly where it delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for zoonotic spillover surveillance at
livestock-wildlife interfaces, covering the methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has
genuinely settled and where researchers and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific
adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2023-08-08