The research from the Zoological Society of London, the Wildlife Trust and Columbia University is published in Nature. (Payment needed to read the
article itself, but a public
news article covers the ideas and offers a small map.) The BBC has a
different map.
Bottom line (from News-Medical.Net):
They have produced a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases and the main hotspots are located in low latitude regions, like South Asia and
South-East Asia, which were not the financial focus of global funds to prevent the spread of EIDs.
Peter Daszak from the Wildlife Trust, says the world's public health resources are misallocated as most are focused on richer countries that can afford surveillance, when most of the hotspots are in developing countries.
Dr. John Gittleman from the University of Georgia describes the map as a "seminal moment in how we study emerging diseases".
I wonder if like the "human impact on the ocean map" this'll get buzz?
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