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Comment
. 2020 Aug;35(8):642-645.
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 May 19.

Invasion Science and the Global Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Martin A Nuñez  1 , Anibal Pauchard  2 , Anthony Ricciardi  3
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Invasion Science and the Global Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Martin A Nuñez et al. Trends Ecol Evol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Emerging infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are driven by ecological and socioeconomic factors, and their rapid spread and devastating impacts mirror those of invasive species. Collaborations between biomedical researchers and ecologists, heretofore rare, are vital to limiting future outbreaks. Enhancing the crossdisciplinary framework offered by invasion science could achieve this goal.

Keywords: One Health; biological invasions; biosecurity; globalization; invasion science; novel pathogens.

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Stages of a Zoonotic Viral Epidemic Compared with those of a Biological Invasion. Similar stage-based processes affect the spread of infectious zoonotic pathogens (such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SARS-CoV-2) and nonpathogenic invasive organisms, demonstrating the need for a common set of international management actions (e.g. early detection, rapid response, eradication or containment, and mitigation) appropriate to each stage of the process.
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