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Covid-19 pandemic in the lens of food safety and security

Ma, Nyuk Ling and Wanxi, Peng and Soon, Chin Fhong and Noor Hassim, Muhamad Fairus and Misbah, Suzana and Rahmat, Zaidah and Yong, Wilson Thau Lym and Sonne, Christian (2021) Covid-19 pandemic in the lens of food safety and security. Environmental Research, 193 . p. 110405. ISSN 0013-9351

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110405

Abstract

The recently emerged coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), is impacting all parts of human society including agriculture, manufacturing, and tertiary sectors involving all service provision industries. This paper aims to give an overview of potential host reservoirs that could cause pandemic outbreak caused by zoonotic transmission. Amongst all, continues surveillance in slaughterhouse for possible pathogens transmission is needed to prevent next pandemic outbreak. This paper also summarizes the potential threats of pandemic to agriculture and aquaculture sector that control almost the total food supply chain and market. The history lesson from the past, emerging and reemerging infectious disease including the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2002, Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) in 2009, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2012 and the recent COVID-19 should give us some clue to improve especially the governance to be more ready for next coming pandemic.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Food safety, Pandemic
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:90407
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:30 Apr 2021 14:41
Last Modified:30 Apr 2021 14:41

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