WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: Characterizing human exposure to zoonotic pathogens: new WHO/Prezode indicators

Background:
Recognizing the critical need of zoonoses prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the PREZODE (PrEventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence) initiative have collaborated to develop a set of standardized indicators aimed at characterizing potential human exposure to zoonotic pathogens.
These indicators are designed to characterize the impact of prevention strategies over time and across the different stages of pathogen emergence. They provide a concise vision of human exposure to zoonotic pathogens while considering uncertainty.
This WHO-PREZODE effort represent a significant step towards improving global prevention and preparedness against future pandemics. This initiative provides actionable tools to characterize, monitor, and mitigate the emergence of zoonotic diseases.
To allow prevention strategies and preparedness to be designed and implemented now, a Global Expert Network on Zoonotic Exposure can be created to update estimation of human zoonotic exposure through new elicitation studies.
Speakers:
Opening remarks: Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Director a.i., Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness (EPP), WHO
Moderator: Alice Simniceanu, EPP, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses, WHO
Overview core factors behind zoonotic emergences: Dr Zeev Noga, PREZODE
The WHO/PREZODE indicator overview: Benjamin Roche, IRD, France and Prezode
Panel:
Dr Wanda Maerkotter, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Dr Chinwe Ochu, Nigeria CDC, Nigeria
Dr Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Q&A
The webinar was presented by Dr Supriya Bezbaruah EPI-WIN Lead in WHO