Pandemics: why a new science is needed

Type Blog Post Author Ian Scoones URL https://steps-centre.org/blog/pandemics-why-a-new-science-is-needed/ Rights All content © STEPS Centre 2011 - 2020 Date 08/07/2020 Website Type Blog Language en-GB Abstract What do bubonic plague, Lyme disease, Ebola, Marburg disease, Nipah, sleeping sickness, Lassa fever, avian influenza, Western equine encephalitis, SARS and COVID-19 have in common? All are zoonotic diseases, ones that have jumped from animals to humans. Not all have turned into pandemics – where a disease spreads across multiple countries – but some certainly... Blog Title STEPS Centre Short Title Pandemics