Over the past few decades, outbreaks of novel diseases (zoonoses in particular) have increased in frequency and impact, culminating in the COVID-19 pandemic – the largest infectious disease event since the 1918-19 influenza outbreak. The causes of this rise can be traced to human activities such as deforestation, land use change, agricultural intensification and the wildlife trade, that drive increasing connection between animal reservoir hosts and people, and the pathogens we end up sharing. In this talk I will present scientific research on the causes and origins of emerging diseases, that suggests many elements of the process of disease emergence are predictable, and ultimately preventable.

~  Peter Daszak

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Short Bio – Peter Daszak, Ph.D
President, Nature Health Global

Dr. Peter Daszak has worked for more than 25 years in infectious disease and conservation research and outreach, designing and managing international collaborative programs in over 45 countries. He is the President of the nonprofit Nature Health Global, and former President of EcoHealth Alliance. He is a member of the US National Academy of Medicine, and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer-Nature journal EcoHealth. He has raised over $150 million for scientific research, conservation programs and international projects from major donors, corporations, foundations and Federal agencies. Dr. Daszak has published over 325 scientific papers on the origins and drivers of emerging diseases involving diverse disciplines from conservation biology, virology, ecology and environmental sustainability to community outreach programs that reduce the risk of disease emergence. Dr. Daszak’s research successes include discovering the bat origin of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoVs, SADS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, identifying the drivers of Nipah virus emergence, identification of chytridiomycosis as the cause global amphibian declines, and publishing the first global emerging disease ‘hotspots’ map. Dr. Daszak is a member of the National Academies Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases & 21st Century Health Threats, and former Chair of NASEM’s Forum on Microbial Threats.