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19. Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures
Md. Hakimul Haque, Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Rezaul Karim, Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh, Subir Sarker, K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir and M. Sawkat Anwer
Veterinary World, 14(9): 2434-2443

Md. Hakimul Haque: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
Md. Aminul Islam: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh.
Md. Rezaul Karim: Division of Animal Health Research, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh: Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh.
Subir Sarker: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir: Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
M. Sawkat Anwer: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.

doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.2434-2443

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Article history: Received: 23-05-2021, Accepted: 09-08-2021, Published online: 20-09-2021

Corresponding author: Md. Aminul Islam

E-mail: aminulmd@gmail.com

Citation: Haque MH, Islam MA, Karim MR, Kayesh MEH, Sarker S, Nazir KHMNH, Anwer MS (2021) Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures, Veterinary World, 14(9): 2434-2443.
Abstract

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. COVID-19, the current global health emergency, is wreaking havoc on human health systems and, to a lesser degree, on animals globally. The outbreak has continued since the first report of COVID-19 in China in December 2019, and the second and third waves of the outbreak have already begun in several countries. COVID-19 is expected to have adverse effects on crop production, food security, integrated pest control, tourism, the car industry, and other sectors of the global economy. COVID-19 induces a range of effects in livestock that is reflected economically since human health and livelihood are intertwined with animal health. We summarize the potentially harmful effects of COVID-19 on livestock and possible mitigation steps in response to this global outbreak. Mitigation of the negative effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics on livestock requires the implementation of current guidelines.

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019, impact, livestock, mitigation, poultry.