Self-spreading vaccines: Viral back burning, One Health and the ecosystem
- 1. ISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
- 2. Inserm, UMR LPED (IRD, Aix-Marseille Université), F-13005 Marseille, France & Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance (SCELG), Law School, Strathclyde University, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
- 3. CIRAD, UMR ASTRE (Animals, Health, Territories, Risks and Ecosystems), F-34398 Montpellier, France & Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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In a recent paper published in Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.abj5593), Lentzos et al. (2022) have presented self-spreading viruses and the associated challenges for their governance at the global scale given their putative applications in agriculture and health.
Given the disruptive nature of this technology under development we have been willing, in this letter, to highlight several points related to their biological properties and their invasive nature but also question how they could articulate with the One Health approach that is today considered with favor to deal with animal (wildlife or livestock) and human health while taking also into account the ecosystems in a holistic manner.
Initially submitted as a Letter to Science, it has been published as a eLetter on Science website and posted here as a public archive.
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