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Developing science-based solutions to prevent pandemics & promote conservation.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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EcoHealth Alliance’s #OneHealth mission is to protect and preserve the health of humans, animals, and the environment – get to know us and the people who drive our mission forwards, working tirelessly every day for a healthier and more secure future.

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@EcoHealthNYC

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4 years

In 20 U.S. states, COVID-19 deaths are rising.

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After the Recent Surge in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Are Now Rising Too (Published 2020)

States that reopened early and relaxed social distancing restrictions may be contributing to the first pronounced increase in Covid-19 fatalities since April.

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Preliminary analysis of the novel coronavirus (in red) believed to be responsible for an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China shows it's closely related to SARS CoV.

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The story of the Asian long-horned tick’s migration to the U.S. is a great illustrator of the value biosurveillance plays in pandemic prevention.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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A world #WithoutBats means many of your favorite foods–bananas, chocolate, tequila–are gone. Cocoa, agave, guava, and more than 500 other plants depend on bats for pollination. Unlike bees, bats pollinate plants whose flowers are pale and nocturnal. #BatWeek

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@EcoHealthNYC

EcoHealth Alliance

4 years

“Every single outbreak of a novel virus, somebody somewhere says, ‘Well this has been manufactured in a lab.’ … We estimate there are 1.7 million unknown viruses in wildlife, so there’s a lot of diversity out there and we need to be looking at that instead of pointing fingers."

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Democracy Now!

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Despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, President Trump this week suggested the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab. Zoologist and disease ecologist @PeterDaszak says that idea is "pure baloney," calling it a needless "politicization of the origins of a pandemic."

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EcoHealth Alliance

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It’s #WorldZoonosesDay . But it’s important to remember that animals are not bioterrorists and almost all disease spread from wildlife to people is due to human behavior.

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We're using cutting-edge science to create a world without pandemics, a world without panic. Our vision for the future is a world where people live in harmony with the wildlife and ecosystems around us. You can get the full picture here:

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EcoHealth Alliance

1 year

Out now in Science, this news article gets into exciting developments in the world of #stemcell and #batresearch (including a comment from EcoHealth Alliance Vice President for Research, Dr. Kevin Olival) @ScienceMagazine @nycbat

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How do bats live with so many viruses? New bat stem cells hint at an answer

Research team hits on formula to create stem cells from tissue of adult

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EcoHealth Alliance

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"When ecosystems start to get disrupted, when we increase our contact with wildlife, that is when we see more opportunity for pathogens to jump from their wild animal reservoirs into domestic animals or humans.” – @EpsteinJon

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Conservationists point at pandemic as reason to protect wildlife

As scientists believe the new coronavirus may have been passed to humans in a live animal market in China, wildlife advocates say rolling back efforts to protect threatened animal populations has d…

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EcoHealth Alliance

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"We should treat pandemics a bit like smoking or heart disease. We spend billions of dollars once they emerge to control an outbreak, but we should also start spending money before they emerge to stop them spilling over to people.” – @PeterDaszak

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@EcoHealthNYC

EcoHealth Alliance

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Published today! A new paper by EcoHealth Alliance scientists in @RSocPublishing #ProcB delves into the physiological, immunological, ecological, & epidemiological aspects of bat infection dynamics at multiple scales. Read more about their findings here:

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Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales | Proceedings of the...

Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference symposium focused on...

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Advances in understanding #bat infection dynamics across biological scales | New Review in #ProcB : @klphelps @hannahkfrank @Megan3Griffiths @dev_n_jones @lunn_tamika @KelseyRMoreno @lrvqzr @KadingLabCSU @WMarkotter @ReederLab @nycbat

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Want to make a difference? Join a team of scientists working to prevent disease spillover and spread. We posted three new job opportunities today:

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Careers - EcoHealth Alliance

Laboratory Scientist: Molecular Virology and Serology June 28, 2016 EcoHealth Alliance seeks an adventurous, highly organized, collaborative and self-driven laboratory scientist with technical...

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@EcoHealthNYC

EcoHealth Alliance

4 years

The work of Chinese scientists is plagued by rumors suggesting foul play regarding the origin of COVID-19. Our scientists are among those from 8 countries who've signed this statement supporting them and the ample evidence of the virus' wildlife origin.

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Our analysis has shown that nearly one in three outbreaks of new and emerging disease are linked to land-use change like deforestation.

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Deforestation Tied to Changes in Disease Dynamics

Numerous studies link habitat destruction to malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn't always clear.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Our @PREDICTproject partners at UC Davis and Columbia University have discovered a new strain of Ebola in Sierra Leone. It’s been called the Bombali Ebola virus.

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New Ebola virus found in Sierra Leone, govt says - Punch Newspapers

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@EcoHealthNYC

EcoHealth Alliance

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In the U.S., we will always remember 2020 as the year 1 in 1,000 Americans died of a novel zoonotic disease. We have to operate proactively to prevent tragedies like this. Let us dedicate ourselves to prevention in 2021 and beyond.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Analyzing risk of future coronavirus spillover: our latest publication identifies hotspots for coronavirus spread from host species to humans.

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Bats aren’t to blame

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Dr. Melina Rostal, Principal Scientist & Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) Project Manager, meets with the lab team at @KCRITanzania - analyzing field samples to better understand the risk & prevention of CCHF 🌤️ Learn more here: #Tanzania

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Bats are often vilified but they’re an incredibly important part of our ecosystems. #BatAppreciationDay

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The emails between EcoHealth Alliance and the NIH cited by Matt Ridley do not show, as he claims, that we were sampling bats in Laos and sending the results to Wuhan.

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Help us celebrate World Chimpanzee Day on July 14! Post original art on Twitter or Instagram with #WorldChimpanzeeDay , #WCDArtContest , and tag @JaneGoodallInst . The top three receive a special prize. Learn more: This drawing is by Kimio Honda.

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We’ve been working in China for over 10 years now, there we discovered the origin of SARS virus. Learn about more of our global work:

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Did you know bats have accents?

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Teaching Bats to Say ‘Move Out of My Way’ in Many Dialects (Published 2017)

A study of fruit bats suggests that pups learn the “dialects” of the bats that surround them, even if they differ from those of their mothers.

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By executive order, President Biden has just recommitted the United States to the Paris Climate Accord.

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ABC News

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BREAKING: Joe Biden signs executive action to rejoin Paris Climate Accord "as of today." #InaugurationDay

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NEW STUDY: Analysis of macroevolution, cross-species transmission, and dispersal of hundreds of bat-origin coronaviruses (including 630 novel coronavirus sequences).

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EcoHealth Alliance

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One-fifth of the mammals on our planet are bats. Yet, we don’t know much about bats in Western Asia, their pathogens, or how we can better protect them and our own health! Learn more about #WABNet , our program studying bats in the region:

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Today is #WorldZoonosesDay . This year it’s clearer than ever before what great harm zoonotic disease can wreak, but it’s worth remembering that if human behavior causes these disease outbreaks, then human behavior can prevent them as well.

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The Truth About Zoonotic Disease

In our line of work, we come across a lot of troubling statistics. We’re seeing previously unheard-of rates of new and emerging disease emergence. About 75 percent of new and emerging diseases are...

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Exciting news! The 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology kicks off next week in Kigali, Rwanda 🌍 EcoHealth Alliance will be there with the #ConservationWorks program and is a proud supporter of this important gathering. @ICCB2023 @Society4ConBio #ICCB2023

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INCREDIBLE NEWS: Argentina and Algeria are now both malaria-free, according to the WHO.

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EcoHealth Alliance Response to False Statements About an Unfunded Grant Proposal

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EcoHealth Alliance Response to False Statements About an Unfunded Grant Proposal - EcoHealth...

December 21, 2023 - The recent flurry of media attention surrounding a 2018 proposal that EcoHealth Alliance drafted and submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for funding...

www.ecohealthalliance.org

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EcoHealth Alliance

6 years

The headline may create some panic, but–as the story says–more research is required before we know the real threat level.

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Zoonotic diseases spread between humans and animals so as cute as they look, avoiding contact is the best way to keep us and our ecosystems healthy. Give wildlife space 🐾 Learn more in our booklet here: #LivingWithWildlifeWednesday #OneHealth

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We are so pleased to share with you our co-production with @WorldBank : “One Health Operational Framework.” We hope it helps readers understand and implement #OneHealth .

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#EHAevent #ZikaVirus presentation from the incomparable Dr. Anthony Fauci @NIAIDNews pictured with Dr. Peter Daszak

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Happy #BatWeek from EcoHealth Alliance 🦇🦇🦇

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Fires are burning at the highest rate in recorded history in the #AmazonRainforest . Home to 1 million indigenous people and about 3 million species of plants and wild animals, the Amazon also creates about 20% of the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere. #savetheamazonia

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"Rich countries are far removed from the origins of these pandemics, but they are driven by us.” - @PeterDaszak

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What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.

www.thenation.com

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EcoHealth Alliance

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EcoHealth Alliance scientists have discovered the first ever traces of Ebola virus in a West African bat, opening the doors to a better understanding of how and where Ebola outbreaks begin.

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EcoHealth Alliance Scientists Discover the Deadly Zaire Ebola Virus in West African Bat - EcoHealth...

NEW YORK – January 24, 2019 – The government of Liberia, in partnership with EcoHealth Alliance and the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public...

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EcoHealth Alliance

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We were so honored to have #JuliannaMargulies at our benefit last week where we spoke about our vision for a healthy world and we’re so honored to see her speaking to the importance of pandemic prevention on such a large platform as @colbertlateshow . #TheHotZone

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This year, #BatAppreciationDay comes at a bizarre time, to say the least. But now more than ever, it’s important to remember that it’s our behavior that plays the biggest role in spreading outbreaks like COVID-19.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Here’s @PeterDaszak speaking about Disease X on @netflix ’s Explained. Check out the full episode now!

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"As we battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to address underlying environmental drivers is more urgent than ever." Strong words from @swetac and @ChristineRJames on addressing not just COVID-19, but the human-instigated cause of disease emergence.

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COVID-19 is a precursor for infectious disease outbreaks on a warming planet

In his book, “The Great Influenza,” John Barry writes that the 1918 flu pandemic was the first time that “modern humanity . . would confront nature in its fullest rage.” However, 2020 has sho…

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EcoHealth Alliance

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However, we considered it a higher priority to continue our focus on China, and no work was ever conducted in Laos as a part of this collaborative research project.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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中国科学家们的工作受到了来自关于该新型冠状病毒疾病起源谣言的阻扰。我们的科学家和其他来自全球8个国家的科学家一起签署了此声明，支持该病毒起源于野生动物的学说

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Scientists have only identified 263 viruses that can infect humans, out of an estimated 263,000. That means we know of, and can prepare for, less than 0.1% of pandemic threats. @GlobalVirome

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Please join @PeterDaszak as he speaks with @usembassykl about how we can put a stop to spillover incidence of new and emerging disease. Thursday, April 9 at 9:30 PM ET:

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Did you know more than 500 plants like agave and bananas rely on bats for pollination? Coming up in 15 minutes, catch @EpsteinJon talking to @wnprcolin about one of our favorite animals.

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“Science tells us that we should treat each person equally in the face of this pandemic, or we’re at risk. That’s exactly it.” @PeterDaszak talks to @IPBES in the first episode of #NatureInsight , out now:

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Nature Insight: Speed Dating with the Future

Speed dating is about having a short time to communicate things that could change your life. That’s exactly what we’re doing on this podcast, by introducing you to people with unique insight into our...

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EcoHealth Alliance

6 years

Bats get a lot of bad press but we have to remember their invaluable contributions as well. For instance, this new paper which found they eat more mosquitoes–including those that spread disease–than we previously believed.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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We estimate there are 1.7 million unknown viruses around the world. The next COVID-19 isn't so far away as we may like to think. But we have ways of stopping them. Let's invest in prevention.

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"We don’t think twice about the cost of protecting against terrorism. ... We need to start thinking about pandemics the same way.” @PeterDaszak talks about prevention with @NYTmag .

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How Scientists Could Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts (Published 2020)

Researchers believe they could pre-emptively create vaccines and drugs to fight a wide range of viral threats — if they can get sufficient funding.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Three events. Three opportunities to ask our scientists. March 3: Where do pandemics come from? April 7: What is the next pandemic? May 6: How can I help stop the next pandemic?

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A world #WithoutBats would lead to complete ecosystem collapse. Bats live just about everywhere and they're a keystone species in most of their environments. In cave ecosystems in particular, bats create the organic material which serves as the basis of the food chain. #BatWeek

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EcoHealth Alliance

3 years

Announcing SpillOver, an open-source platform providing information on the risk of wildlife-origin viruses to emerge and spread in the human population. Check it out here:

Spillover: Viral Risk Ranking

Developed by infectious disease scientists, SpillOver: Viral Risk Ranking explores and directly compares hundreds of virus, host and environmental risk factors to identify viruses with the highest...

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@EcoHealthNYC

EcoHealth Alliance

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In 2017 we: - added 5 countries to our global network - launched two biosurveillance networks - strengthened partnerships with some great partners - published 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals - continued to spread #OneHealth worldwide

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Looking Back Before We Move Forward - EcoHealth Alliance

At EcoHealth Alliance, we—as many of you surely do–like to take a moment at the beginning of each year to reflect on the progress we’ve made. We are, first and foremost, a community of scientists and...

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BREAKING: Our new and improved hotspots map determining global pandemic risk is out now:

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3 years

Nipah virus is the worst virus you’ve never heard of.

The other virus that worries Asia

The death rate for Nipah virus is up to 75% and it has no vaccine. While the world focuses on Covid-19, scientists are working hard to ensure it doesn't cause the next pandemic.

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Here's @CDCgov ’s gorgeous #OneHealth fact sheet. We love to see people adopting a One Health mindset. More here:

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7 years

There is only One Health. #OneHealthDay

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Q for the crowd: is western style democracy, a la USA, compatible with sustainability? or is eastern style (a la China) better? #isdrc17

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“If we don't find the origin, it could still be a raging infection at a farm somewhere, and once this outbreak dies, there could be a continued spillover that’s really hard to stop.” @PeterDaszak speaks to @sciencemagazine :

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We’re so excited for you to see #Outbreak . We’ve partnered with @NMNH and some other excellent collaborators to showcase #OneHealth and the importance of preventing pandemics before they start.

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Smithsonian NMNH

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We’re excited to announce #Outbreak : Epidemics in a Connected World, opening May 18, 2018. The exhibition will explore zoonotic diseases—like #Zika and #influenza —and the links between human, animal, and environmental health.

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#TheHotZone premieres tonight. We were so honored to have its stars Julianna Margulies and Noah Emmerich at our benefit earlier this month with their real-life counterparts Lts. Nancy and Jerry Jaax.

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It is true that EcoHealth Alliance requested permission from the NIH to conduct work in Southeast Asian countries, including Laos, and that the NIH did grant permission to do such work.

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"We need to think about the underlying drivers, whether that’s wildlife for food or deforestation or road building into the tropics, mines in the middle of the forest. These are the things that lead to new outbreaks.”

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Where Coronaviruses Come From

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

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@nycbat @PeterDaszak Previous EcoHealth Alliance research has shown there to be a vast number of coronaviruses endemic to China. We believe that we must be finding and studying as many of these viruses as possible in order to limit their vast potential for great harm.

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Phylogenetic Analysis Shows Novel Wuhan Coronavirus Clusters with SARS - EcoHealth Alliance

China released the genetic sequence of a new coronavirus believed to be responsible for a cluster 0f unusual pneumonia cases in Wuhan. Phylogenetic analysis shows the coronavirus to be closely...

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EcoHealth Alliance Releases Emails that are the Subject of False Allegations in the Press

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EcoHealth Alliance Releases Emails that are the Subject of False Allegations in the Press -...

April 12, 2024 – There have been a series of recent news reports about emails between EcoHealth Alliance and staff at the National Institutes of Health (e.g. https://nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-news/w...

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“The number of those spillover events is rising exponentially. It is a direct product of human activity.”

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Coronavirus Outbreak Likely Began With Bats, an Omen for Next Epidemic

Scientists say future pandemics are inevitable as cities and villages encroach on wild habitats

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Urgent Needs for Global Wildlife Health: This report by our scientists seeks to identify major gaps which inhibit researchers’ ability to conduct investigations during wildlife health emergencies.

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Urgent Needs for Global Wildlife Health - EcoHealth Alliance

Urgent Needs for Global Wildlife Health is a report developed by EcoHealth Alliance scientists and their collaborators to identify major policy gaps and capabilities which are hampering efforts to...

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We’re celebrating a decade of @PREDICTproject tonight. Here, @JonnaMazet highlights some of the greatest achievements the consortium has made in 10 years of this extraordinary project.

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"We are starkly reminded of the basic fact: Human, animal, plant, and environmental health and well-being are intrinsically connected.”

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What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.

www.thenation.com

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We’re #hiring ! Join our team as a #Field Scientist for our vector-borne diseases program. Working closely with our #OneHealth team on the epidemiology of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the position includes travel primarily to #Tanzania . Apply below:

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"I don't think there's a chance that this virus is just going to disappear. It’s going to be around, and if given the opportunity, it will resurge.”

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“We estimate there are about 1.7 million unknown viruses in wildlife … we only know of a couple thousand. Why is that? Why aren’t we interested in finding out what’s out there that could threaten our health?” Listen to @PeterDaszak on @shotarmpodcast :

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“With the funding terminated we won't be able to do this work. The field work will not carry on.” – @PeterDaszak

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"Bat viruses spill into humans; they don’t climb into us. They don’t seek us out. And the spilling generally happens when we intrude upon bats in their habitats...."

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Human-to-human transmission is the main threat for spread now, but @NatGeo talks with @nycbat about how mitigating viral threats like 2019-nCoV begins with their wildlife origins.

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EcoHealth Alliance

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We can’t be together, but together we can be the change. Join EcoHealth Alliance virtually on the evening of April 29, 2021 as we discuss science-based solutions to the problem of new and emerging diseases like COVID-19.

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Bats are one of the most diverse groups of mammals on the planet, and their biology has the potential to unlock critical advancements in medicine, cancer biology, and immunology. Read more about our latest research, announced today:

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Collaborative Research Tackling Diseases of Bat Origin

Saving lives through new discoveries.

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"This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density, wildlife diversity, and land use change is what drives new pandemics.” – @PeterDaszak

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Scientists Link China Coronavirus to Intersection of Humans and Wildlife

Scientists tracking how the deadly new coronavirus leapt from animals to humans said the likely source of the infection is bats, underscoring the health risks associated with humans’ increasing push...

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Out in print in @Nature today 🦇 #Zoonotic #spillover risk with contributions from EcoHealth Alliance scientists Dr. Kevin Olival ( @nycbat ) and Dr. Noam Ross ( @noamross ) Visit the digital version here:

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Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk

Nature - Changes in climate and land use will lead to species aggregating in new combinations at high elevations, in biodiversity hotspots and in areas of high human population density in Asia and...

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Colin Carlson

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As climate change reshapes life on earth, it may also become the single biggest upstream driver of pandemic risk. Our new study in @Nature simulates how 3,139 species will share viruses - and create new spillover risk hotspots - over the next 50 years.

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NEW RESEARCH: analyzing risk of SARS-CoV-2 spill back from humans into North American bats

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Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of severe acute...

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EcoHealth Alliance

4 years

Tonight on @NatGeoChannel : follow EcoHealth Alliance scientists as we travel around the world to hunt down undiscovered viruses before they start to make us sick.

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“We’re going to have to start looking at novel ways to deal with the underlying drivers of pandemics.” @PeterDaszak joins @shotarmpodcast .

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EcoHealth Alliance

4 years

We're excited to announce a @CREID_Network grant from @NIAIDNews , which will allow us to create a research hub in Southeast Asia tracking novel pathogens, disease spillover events, and allowing us to fight pandemics before they start.

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Building Early Warning Systems Against Pandemic Threats - EcoHealth Alliance

NEW YORK – August 27, 2020 – Perhaps one of the greatest lessons from COVID is that we’re not nearly prepared enough to fight emerging infectious diseases. Pandemics leave in their wake loss of life,...

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EcoHealth Alliance

3 years

A Rebound to Resilience: Just out in @Health_Affairs , policy suggestions for the new administration essential to improving U.S. response to pandemic threats.

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EcoHealth Alliance

5 years

It’s #WorldZoonosesDay ! At EcoHealth Alliance we believe in a world without pandemics; right now our teams are working in more than 30 countries worldwide to see that vision through. Join us:

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EcoHealth Alliance

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Thank you so much to Gerald Keusch, @JonnaMazet , and Dennis Carroll for coming out last night to help us celebrate 10 years of @PREDICTproject . Your work, dedication, and your vision for the future is truly inspiring. Here's to a healthy world! #OneHealth

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For us, every day is #OneHealthDay . But November 3 is a special day we take to educate others and spread the word about One Health.

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Celebrate 'One Health Day' — November 3rd! EcoHealth Alliance's Dr. William Karesh speaks about the origins of 'One Health,’ a concept that sees the health o...

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5 years

How fun is this? #TheHotZone stars Julianna Margulies and Noah Emmerich pose with their real-life counterparts, Cols. Nancy and Jerry Jaax, as well as producer @LyndaObst and author Richard Preston, at #GoingViral last night!

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6 years

Today is a very special day for us; you know what it is… Happy #WorldBonoboDay !!!!

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Happy #OneHealth Day! One Health is EcoHealth Alliance’s central focus, fostering collaborations among diverse fields of scientific study. More than ever, we see how human, animal, and environmental health are linked; the only way to truly protect one is to protect them all.

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“If we pay close attention to what’s happening right now, next time could be different.” @PeterDaszak talks about the importance of preparing for pandemics before they overwhelm us.

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A Warning From a Scientist Who Saw the Coronavirus Coming

“It's our everyday way of going about business on the planet that seems to be driving this.”

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4 years

“We need to point the finger directly at ourselves, understand what’s going on and change it.” – @PeterDaszak

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Who’s to Blame for the Pandemic? (Published 2020)

“How to Stop the Next Pandemic,” a Times documentary, reveals how your choices make future pandemics more likely.

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EcoHealth Alliance

4 years

So much of the narrative around zoonoses deals with animal threats to our health, but we have to consider our threat to their health as well.

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Can Humans Give Coronavirus to Bats, and Other Wildlife? (Published 2020)

Federal agencies suggest caution in U.S. bat research to avoid transmitting the novel coronavirus to wildlife.

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