@article{fdi:010078374, title = {{M}ulti-sectorial research is paramount for preventing and controlling emerging infectious diseases}, author = {{L}e {T}urnier, {P}. and {L}eport, {C}. and {M}artin, {P}. and {J}adand, {C}. and {H}oen, {B}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he social, economic and political consequences of emerging infectious disease ({EID}) may escape the sphere in which they first arise. {I}n recent years, many {EID}s have revealed the close links between human, animal and plant health, highlighting the need for multi-scale, multisectorial {EID} management. {H}uman beings play a dual role in {EID} because they can promote their development through numerous human-environment interfaces and expanding international trade. {O}n the other hand, their ability to analyze, interpret and act on the determinants of {EID} allows them to access the expertise necessary to control these {EID}s. {T}his expertise must be constantly adapted to remain relevant as the {EID} evolves, particularly in its virulence or transmission channels. {F}lexibility should become an inherent part of the expertise-based decision-making process even if it means going backwards. {A} certain degree of transparency and feedback to citizens is necessary for the acceptability of political decisions basing on expertise. {A} key step in the management of {EID} is the appropriate management of the early signal of infectious emergence. {T}his step combines multidisciplinary skills allowing access to the best pathway for containing {EID} by implementing early countermeasures adapted to the situation. {N}ew digital technologies could significantly improve this early detection phase. {F}inally, experts have a fundamental role to play because they are located at the interface between operational actors and decision-makers, which allows multidirectional feedback, ideally in real time, between professional actors and decision makers. {T}o combat current and future {EID}s, expertise should be based on a multi-sectorial approach, promotion of collegiality and continuously adaptation to the evolving nature of {EID}s.}, keywords = {{E}merging infectious disease ; {R}esearch ; {T}ransversality ; {A}daptability ; {M}ulti-sectorial approach ; {S}eminar}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}evue d'{E}pid{\'e}miologie et de {S}ant{\'e} {P}ublique}, volume = {68}, numero = {2}, pages = {133--136}, ISSN = {0398-7620}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.respe.2019.09.009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078374}, }