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Press Release:
New Study Maps Hotspots of Human-Animal Infectious Diseases and Emerging Disease Outbreaks
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Scientific Paper:
Mapping of poverty and likely zoonoses hotspots, Zoonoses Project 4 Report to Department for International Development, UK
Maps for the MEDIA
Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Events 1940-2012
Greatest Burden of Zoonoses Falls on One Billion Poor Livestock Keepers
Relevant Material
Films
1) PARTICIPATORY METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DISEASE
Uniting climate and disease research to improve health in poor regions, 2009,
Runtime: 8:46
(2) ONE-HEALTH WORKSHOP
Health experts assess ways to involve local communities in disease control, 2010,
Runtime: 9:20
(3) FOOD SAFETY
Dying for meat, 2012 photofiilm,
Runtime 2:55
For the Editor
CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. It is carried out by the 15 centers who are members of the CGIAR Consortium in close collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, and the private sector. www.cgiar.org