Topic: 2024-Spread of Animal Viruses
Country: Russian Federation
Delegate Name: Saatvik Raman
Spread of Animal Viruses
Russian Federation
Saatvik Raman
The World Health Organization (WHO) is an important topic for the committees to address because it can lead to an increase or decrease in population. The Spread of Animal Viruses is an important factor in population changes. Some viruses that animals help spread include COVID-19, Black Death, Cat Scratch Disease, etc. The Russian Federation has helped decrease the spread of COVID-19 by giving animals vaccines. Another thing that Russia has done to prevent the spread of rabies is giving animals anti-rabies vaccines. From this, we can conclude that Russia relies heavily on vaccines to prevent the spread of animal viruses.
A big issue that the Russian Federation came across when trying to prevent these diseases is the transmission of bird flu. This is because as the country increases meat production, it also increases the risk of creating better conditions for viruses to survive. One solution that Russia has come up with is increasing the popularity of this issue and keeping it on their radar as something they might need to stay alert about. Another issue is that avian influenza (AI) puts humans at danger and it started to spread a lot in 2017.
Something that Russia could have done differently is trying to find cures for diseases and viruses in other ways than vaccines. Russia has implemented many acts to safeguard and enforce animal welfare in 2014. These acts could have been more successful as they directly pointed solutions to the rising animal diseases.
