Jason R. Rohr|Chris Barrett|David J. Civitello|Meggan E. Craft|Bryan K. Delius|Giulio A. De Leo|Peter J. Hudson|Nicolas Jouanard|Karena H. Nguyen|Richard S. Ostfeld|Justin V. Remais|Gilles Riveau|Susanne H. Sokolow|David Tilman
Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production
University of Notre Dame|Cornell University|Emory University|University of Minnesota|University of South Florida|Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy|Pennsylvania State University|Espoir pour la Sante|University of South Florida|Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies|University of California, Berkeley|Espoir pour la Sante|University of California, Santa Barbara|University of Minnesota
infectious diseases emerging globally unprecedented rate global food demand projected increase sharply 2100 synthesize pathways projected agricultural expansion intensification influence human infectious diseases human infectious diseases might likewise affect food production distribution feeding 11 billion people require substantial increases crop animal production expand agricultural use antibiotics water pesticides fertilizer contact rates humans wild domestic animals consequences emergence spread infectious agents indeed synthesis literature suggests since 1940 agricultural drivers associated 25 50 zoonotic infectious diseases emerged humans proportions likely increase agriculture expands intensifies identify agricultural disease management policy actions additional research needed address public health challenge posed feeding 11 billion people