Version B, Part 2: The One Health Approach

Instruction

Provide learners with this news article describing a zoonotic disease event: Black Death aside, we know surprisingly little about rodents and disease

Discussion

Engage learners in a discussion of the article. Suggested prompts include:

1. Describe the disease risks you identified when reading the article.
2. What are the similarities and differences between the disease event described in the article and the disease we just explored together?
   1. How would these differences be incorporated into a Chain of Infection?
3. Share your thoughts on the different stakeholders/sectors that could have an interest in the assessment of risk related to rodent carried diseases? (examples to explore include):
   1. Animal health
   2. Human health
   3. Ecology
   4. Animal agriculture
   5. Crop agriculture
   6. Population biology
   7. Virology
   8. Pest management
4. How do you think a narrow focus on one of these sectors might be incomplete or have unintended adverse consequences?
   1. What do you think might be some strategies to avoid these consequences?
   2. What are the benefits and challenges to implementing these strategies?