Nov 3rd, 2021
2 mins
A new initiative has been launched in the UK to support the delivery of collaborative scientific research into the transmission of coronaviruses from animals to humans.
The International Coronavirus Network (UK-ICN) adopts the WHO’s One Health approach, bringing together multiple sectors to further understanding of the animal-human interface, and ultimately achieve better public health outcomes.
The UK-ICN has been awarded £500,000 over four years to support their work which will bring together researchers and partners from the fields of virology, pathogenesis, genotypic markers of phenotype, transmission, and immunity. Drawing on a range of expertise from different sectors, such as public health, animal health and the environment the research aims to further the understanding of seasonality, transmission, ecology and evolution and ultimately help us prepare better for future outbreaks of animal and human coronaviruses.
You can read more about the initiative here
