A One Health Ecosystem Approach for Understanding and Mitigating Spill-Over of Tick-Borne Diseases in India’s Degraded Forests

Beth Purse, Sarah Burthe, Darshan Narayanswamy, Abi Vanak, Meera Oomen, Mujeeb Rahman, Tanya Seshadri, Prashanth Srinivas, Juliette Young, Mudassar Chanda, Subhash L Hoti, Stefanie Schäfer, Festus Asaaga

2023

Figure 1. Key components of the MonkeyFeverRisk ecosystem approach to understanding and mitigating Kyasanur Forest Disease in degraded forests in south India.

Exposure to zoonotic diseases can trade-off against livelihood-critical activities, particularly for tropical forest-dependent communities. Inter-disciplinary ecosystem approaches are critical to understanding this zoonotic spillover since the ecological and socio-political processes that make people vulnerable are jointly studied across degraded ecosystems.

Moreover, One Health co-production of research and tools with cross-sectoral stakeholders can bridge gaps in knowledge and disease management between sectors. 

Figure 1 is a sample figure from the paper showing key components of the MonkeyFeverRisk ecosystem approach to understanding and mitigating Kyasanur Forest Disease in degraded forests in south India.

 

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