Report of the expert workshop: Evaluating knowledge and gaps in preventing the emergence and spread of viral zoonotic diseases. ASAMCO Laos and Thailand (PREACTS, Afd, IRD)

The PREZODE (PREventing Zoonotic Diseases Emergence) initiative, which the ASAMCO project is tied to, aimed to build resilient socio-ecological systems in order to prevent zoonotic disease emergence while preserving biodiversity and combatting poverty, social injustice and food insecurity. The ASAMCO project is the second phase of PREACTS (PREzode in Action in the global South) project, led by IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) and funded by AFD (Agence Française du Développement), as the first operational component of the PREZODE initiative.

The report of the workshop "Evaluating knowledge and gaps in preventing the emergence and spread of viral zoonotic diseases" contributes to the synthesize of existing knowledge by evaluating knowledge, gaps, and risk of viral zoonoses in order to improve the prevention of their emergence and spread at the source.