Humans should embrace nature’s web | Cumberland Times News

CEID Adjunct Faculty Dr. Deborah Kochevar’s research on Zoonotic diseases is referenced:

“…Zoonotic diseases account for more than 70% of emerging and reemerging pathogens, and experts in animal, human and environmental health must collaborate to reduce risk of future pandemics. So writes veterinarian Deborah Kochevar, a professor at Tufts University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, along with Guilherme Werneck, a professor of epidemiology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A recent analysis found that the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 dwarfs the estimated cost of mitigating viral spillover at high-risk human-animal interfaces using One Health principles and forest conservation…”

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