A framework for quantifying the multisectoral burden of animal disease to support decision making

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationLancaster Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationSciensanoen
cg.contributor.affiliationGhent Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburghen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish Research Councilen
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.creator.identifierSara Lysholm: 0000-0002-0392-1572
cg.creator.identifierLian Thomas: 0000-0001-8447-1210
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1476505en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2297-1769en
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriONE HEALTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume12en
dc.contributor.authorLysholm, Saraen
dc.contributor.authorChaters, G.L.en
dc.contributor.authorDi Bari, C.en
dc.contributor.authorHughes, E.C.en
dc.contributor.authorHuntington, B.en
dc.contributor.authorRushton, J.en
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Lian F.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T13:20:11Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-23T13:20:11Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169746
dc.titleA framework for quantifying the multisectoral burden of animal disease to support decision makingen
dcterms.abstractAnimal diseases have wide-ranging impacts in multiple societal arenas, including agriculture, public health and the environment. These diseases cause significant economic losses for farmers, disrupt food security and present zoonotic risks to human populations. Additionally, they contribute to antimicrobial resistance and a range of environmental issues such as greenhouse gas emissions. The societal and ecological costs of livestock diseases are frequently underrepresented or unaddressed in policy decisions and resource allocations. Social cost–benefit analysis (SCBA) offers a comprehensive framework to evaluate the broad impacts of animal diseases across different sectors. This approach aligns with the One Health concept, which seeks to integrate and optimize the health of humans, animals and the environment. Traditional economic evaluations often focus narrowly on profit maximization within the livestock sector, neglecting wider externalities such as public health and environmental impacts. In contrast, SCBA takes a multi-sectoral whole-system view, considering multiple factors to guide public and private sector investments toward maximizing societal benefits. This paper discusses three separate sector specific (Animal health, Human health, Environmental health) methodologies for quantifying the burden of animal diseases. It then discusses how these estimates can be combined to generate multisectoral estimates of the impacts of animal diseases on human societies and the environment using monetary values. Finally this paper explores how this framework can support the evaluation of interventions from a One Health perspective though SCBA. This integrated assessment framework supports informed decision-making and resource allocation, ultimately contributing to improved public health outcomes, enhanced animal welfare, and greater environmental sustainability.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-01-23
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLysholm, S., Chaters, G.L., Di Bari, C., Hughes, E.C., Huntington, B., Rushton, J. and Thomas, L. 2025. A framework for quantifying the multisectoral burden of animal disease to support decision making. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12: 1476505.en
dcterms.extent1476505en
dcterms.issued2025-01-23
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectone health approachen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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