Journalists around the world interested in learning more about zoonotic diseases –– diseases that can pass between humans and animals –– can take this free, online course.
Internews' Earth Journalism Network has launched the course, "From Animals to Humans: How to report on zoonotic diseases and their environmental origins.”
The self-paced course helps journalists understand the science and history behind zoonotic diseases and build reporting skills on the topic.
It is broken down into four modules: Introduction to epidemiology, introduction to zoonotic diseases, preventing, monitoring and reacting to viruses with pandemic potential and wildlife and zoonoses.
This course is ongoing.