Emerging Issues
Emerging issues threaten animal agriculture.
STAR IDAZ Approach
The risk of emergence of pathogens has increased as a consequence of global changes in the way food is produced, moved and consumed. Rapid detection and response to emerging diseases are critical to animal agriculture because these diseases threaten the livelihood of producers. Rapid and effective response can also prevent or limit negative impacts on animal health, the economy, food security, and public health.
STAR IDAZ IRC focuses on facilitating international collaboration and coordinated responses to emerging diseases and issues, to reduce duplication, speed up response and support the faster development of control tools.
Working group
Emerging Issues
For Emerging Issues, STAR IDAZ aims to act as an ad-hoc ‘real time’ early warning group to foster international collaboration and promote a coordinated response amongst the IRC Partners. STAR IDAZ provides opportunities to share information and knowledge, and share lessons learned from previous outbreaks to explore future preparedness strategies.
STAR IDAZ collaborates with other organisations and projects working in this area and disseminates resources to IRC Partners to support research coordination. Further activities are envisaged in the future.
Key People
Wim van der Poel,
Wageningen University Netherlands
Reports
Reports and outcomes from meetings and workshops
Research roadmaps and gap analyses
Gap analysis summary
Due to the scope of this Priority Topic research roadmaps will not be developed. However, research is required to support more effective surveillance, monitoring, and preparedness and to develop control tools and methods.
Projects
Displaying 4 of 43 projects
VIEW ALL PROJECTSEtiopathogenesis and epidemiology of emerging pathogens in the poultry sector: persistence and adaptation of emerging clones of Salmonella Infantis and new biocontrol strategies
Planned Completion date 01/01/2025
Chile
Role of small rodents in local-scale epidemiology of emerging zoonoses: Echinococcus multilocularis and Hantavirus (RodiZoon)
Planned Completion date 01/01/2025
Chile
BSL4ZNet Secretariat Support and Maintenance
Planned Completion date 31/07/2026
United States
Recent publications
Reports and outcomes from meetings and workshops
Farmer perceptions of the vulnerabilities of traditional livestock farming systems under global change
Characteristics and influencing factors of livestock residue nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter discharge and spatial distribution of pollution potential …
Climate change impacts on livestock and resulting effects on animal health: current challenges in food safety, consumer protection, and animal welfare
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia