Pandemics: Origins, Prevention and Detection

Do you know that 70% of all new human diseases in the past 50 years have an animal origin? Join the class and learn the origins, detection, prevention, and causes of human pandemics – Avian Flu, HIV/AIDS, SARS, Ebola, COVID-19, and others. The One Health approach will be discussed to demonstrate how human, animal, and environmental health specialists can be linked in coordinated actions to identify and mitigate the risks of existing and novel pathogens with pandemic potential. The material draws on the instructor’s 20 years of experience leading Emerging Pandemic Threats in over 40 countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Suggested Readings (not required): The Great Influenza by John Barry and Spillover by David Quammen.