The Public Squares Teams
One Health Approach to Find Solutions for Infectious Diseases
One health approach to find solutions for infectious diseases under conditions of rapid environmental change.
Many natural systems are experiencing environmental change at unprecedented speed due to anthropogenic climate change, pollution, and habitat fragmentation. Infectious diseases (ID) are one of the prominent negative outcomes. Emerging IDs are mostly of animal origin, which is an increasing problem for human, domestic, and wild animal health. In addition, environmental change influences the epidemiology of endemic diseases and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. This Public Square adopts a One Health approach to investigate how infectious agents are exchanged between humans and animals directly or via disease vectors or the innate environment. The results will inform policies and measures to prevent, control, and mitigate emerging future risks.
Faculty / School / Department represented:
- CERI
- Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
- Division of Medical Virology
- Department of Pathology
- Division of Medical Microbiology
- Department of Pathology
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST)
- Conservation Ecology & Entomology
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- Public Engagement with Science
- Centre for Research on Evaluation
- Science and Technology (CREST)
- National Health Laboratory Service (South Africa)
- Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch Water Institute (et al.)
Core Stellenbosch University Team:
- Prof. M. Miller
- Prof. W. Preiser
- Dr. C. Baxter
- Prof. L. Blumberg
- Prof. N Chegou
- Prof. H Clements
- Prof. T de Oliveira
- Prof. Alta de Vos
- Prof. K. Esler
- Prof. C Hui
- Prof. M Joubert
- Dr. T Maponga
- Prof. S. Matthee
- Prof. G. Midgley
- Dr. M. Moir
- Prof. P. Nyasulu
- Dr. A Parker
- Prof. H Patterton
- Dr. K Reddy
- Dr. L Smith
- Dr N van Wilgen
- Prof. R Warren
- Prof. G Wolfaardt
- Dr. W Goosen
- Prof. Christl Donnelly
- Dr. Sarah Hayes.