Through an ecological lens An ecosystem-based approach to zoonotic risk assessment

Public health strategies to mitigate the emergence of novel pathogenic viruses should implement longitudinal metagenomic surveillance of ecosystems experiencing biodiversity changes to identify generalist viruses.

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To mitigate the emergence of new pathogenic viruses, public health strategies should conduct long-term surveillance of ecosystems experiencing changes in biodiversity using metagenomic techniques to identify generalist viruses.