This course is designed to help journalists around the world report on zoonotic diseases. The goal of this course is to equip journalists with the knowledge and skills needed to report accurately and effectively on zoonotic diseases and their environmental origins and impacts.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here

    • Start Here

    • Course Objectives

    • Speaker Profiles
  • 2

    Introduction to Epidemiology

    • Public Health and Epidemiology

    • Epidemiology: The Big Picture

    • Module Review

    • Module quiz
  • 3

    Introduction to Zoonotic Diseases

    • Introduction to Zoonotic Diseases

    • History of Zoonotic Diseases

    • Sources of Zoonotic Diseases

    • Key Terminology

    • Module Review

    • Module Quiz
  • 4

    Preventing, Monitoring and Reacting to Viruses with Pandemic Potential

    • Detecting and Preventing Viruses with Pandemic Potential

    • Monitoring Viruses with Pandemic Potential

    • How Data Models Inform Disease Surveillance and Prevention Efforts

    • Reacting to Viral Spillover

    • Module Review

    • Module Quiz
  • 5

    Wildlife and Zoonoses

    • Wildlife Trade and the Spread of COVID-19

    • Mapping Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

    • Module Review

    • Module quiz
  • 6

    Story Examples

    • Story Examples
  • 7

    Course Assessment

    • Nearly Finished!

    • Course Assessment