New and re-emerging infectious diseases cause much human suffering worldwide.¹ Many of these diseases are zoonoses² with epidemic potential. All sub-Saharan African regions are highly biodiverse with large rural populations that are highly dependent on livestock agriculture. Movement of pathogens between animals and people increases as the domestic populations expand, creating novel ecotones and ecosystemic perturbation. With increasing food security demands, intensification of livestock and agriculture is required and further evolution and spill over of novel zoonoses to humans is inevitable.

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加强应对新的流行病威胁的准备

新型和重新出现的传染病在世界范围内造成许多人类苦难。¹这些疾病中有许多是人畜共患病^2，具有潜在的流行性。撒哈拉以南非洲所有地区都具有高度生物多样性，农村人口众多，高度依赖畜牧业。随着国内人口的增长，病原体在动物和人之间的流动增加，从而创造了新的生态交错带和生态系统扰动。随着粮食安全需求的增加，需要加强畜牧业和农业发展，不可避免地进一步发展和向人类传播新型人畜共患病。