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ArticleJournal of biosafety and biosecurity2021

A solution scan of societal options to reduce transmission and spread of respiratory viruses: SARS-CoV-2 as a case study.

William J Sutherland, Nigel G Taylor, David C Aldridge, Philip Martin, Catherine Rhodes, Gorm Shackelford, Simon Beard, Haydn Belfield, Andrew J Bladon, Cameron Brick and 22 more

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Article in Journal of biosafety and biosecurity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors.

William J SutherlandBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Nigel G TaylorTour du Valat, Research Institute for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands, 13200 Arles, France.
David C AldridgeBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Philip MartinBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Catherine RhodesBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Gorm ShackelfordBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Simon BeardCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, CB2 1SB, UK.
Haydn BelfieldCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, CB2 1SB, UK.
Andrew J BladonDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Cameron BrickDepartment of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129 B, 1018 WT Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Alec P ChristieBioRISC (Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine's), St Catharine's College, Cambridge CB2 1RL, UK.
Andrew P DobsonDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 117 Eno Hall, Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA.
Harriet DowneyDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Amelia S C HoodDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Fangyuan HuaInstitute of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
Alice C HughesCentre for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan 666303, PR China.
Rebecca M JarvisTe Kura Pūtaiao - School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Douglas MacFarlaneSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.
William H MorganDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Anne-Christine MupepeleNature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, Biometry and Environmental System Analysis, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Stefan J MarciniakCambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, The Keith Peters Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
Cassidy NelsonFuture of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK.
Seán Ó hÉigeartaighCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, CB2 1SB, UK.
Clarissa Rios RojasCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, CB2 1SB, UK.
Katherine A SainsburyFaculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, 2-130V Van Vliet 21 Complex (University Hall), Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H9, Canada.
Rebecca K SmithDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Lalitha S SundaramCentre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, CB2 1SB, UK.
Ann ThorntonDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
John WatkinsDivision of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4YS, UK.
Thomas B WhiteDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Kate WillottDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
Silviu O PetrovanDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council G1002610Medical Research Council MR/R009120/1Medical Research Council MR/V028669/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Societal biosecurity - measures built into everyday society to minimize risks from pests and diseases - is an important aspect of managing epidemics and pandemics. We aimed to identify societal options for reducing the transmission and spread of respiratory viruses. We used SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) as a case study to meet the immediate need to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually transition to more normal societal conditions, and to catalog options for managing similar pandemics in the future. We used a 'solution scanning' approach. We read the literature; consulted psychology, public health, medical, and solution scanning experts; crowd-sourced options using social media; and collated comments on a preprint. Here, we present a list of 519 possible measures to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission and spread. We provide a long list of options for policymakers and businesses to consider when designing biosecurity plans to combat SARS-CoV-2 and similar pathogens in the future. We also developed an online application to help with this process. We encourage testing of actions, documentation of outcomes, revisions to the current list, and the addition of further options.

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BiosecurityCoronavirusCOVID-19Disease controlNew normalPublic health

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PMID34541465
PMCPMC8440234

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