Editorial: Risk-Based Evidence for Animal Health Policy

Affiliations

¹ The Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
² Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
³ United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
⁴ South African Equine Health and Protocols NPC, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States.
⁶ The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
⁷ Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom.

Editorial

Lisa A Boden et al. Front Vet Sci. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 4:7:595.

doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00595. eCollection 2020.

¹ The Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
² Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
³ United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
⁴ South African Equine Health and Protocols NPC, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States.
⁶ The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom.
⁷ Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: COVID-19; animal health; epidemiology; evidence; risk; risk assessment; science-policy; zoonoses.

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