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Date of Publication: July 28, 2015
Year of Publication: 2015
Publisher: EcoAgriculture Partners | Landscape for People, Food and Nature Initiative
Author(s): Max McClure, Catherine Machalaba
How do human activities influence the emergence of zoonotic diseases? Max McClure and Catherine Machalaba from the EcoHealth Alliance outline some of the ways human activities may be a primary trigger of zoonoses events.
The views and opinions expressed through the MAHB Website are those of the contributing authors and do not necessarily reflect an official position of the MAHB. The MAHB aims to share a range of perspectives and welcomes the discussions that they prompt.In actuality, the probability that a disease will make the leap to zoonosis is often very closely related to what humans do. Which makes sense: nature is, in general, poorly buffered from humanity. Anthropogenic activities, including land use and agricultural production changes, are among the leading drivers of disease emergence in humans.