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One Welfare Impacts of COVID-19 - A Summary of Key Highlights within the One Welfare Framework

One Welfare Impacts of COVID-19 - A Summary of Key Highlights within the One Welfare Framework

Author(s): Rebeca García Pinillos

Publication Date: 2021

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One Welfare describes the interconnection between animal welfare, human wellbeing and their physical and social environment. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the cause of COVID-19 and emerged as a human pathogen in 2019 although is thought to have a zoonotic source. The original wildlife reservoir and any potential intermediate hosts have not yet been identified. The combination of the virus zoonotic condition together with the impacts of disease control measures has exposed clear interconnections between animals, people and their environment from both a health and a welfare perspective.

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