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In the future, researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for One Health want to examine health interactions between humans, animals and the environment in their own research construction in order to prevent epidemics worldwide.(Symbol image) In a globalized world, pathogens can spread quickly.This was shown by Corona pandemic.In Greifswald, research construction is created in which the prevention is to be worked on. Advertisement In the future, researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (Hioh) in Greifswald are to examine the health interactions between humans, animals and the environment.In the afternoon, the foundation stone for research construction was laid in Greifswald.One Health means "health" in English.The HIOH has been working in Greifswald since 2021 with the aim of recognizing and preventing dangers through zoonotic diseases such as Covid-19.Diseases that are transferred to humans and vice versa to animals to people are referred to as zoonoses.Exploring antimicrobial resistance is also being researched. “Infectious diseases can be transferred between animals and humans, and the environment and climate have a decisive influence.Much is still unexplored, »explained Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD).Security laboratories for work with pathogens Founding director Fabian Leendertz had previously worked at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) as part of a mission of the World Health Organization for the origin of Corona pandemic and was sought in Africa more than ten years ago in accordance with the origin of the Ebola eruption at the time. Advertisement The institute is currently still housed in various premises from the University of Greifswald and University Medical Center.The federal and state governments promote the new research building with a total of 38 million.The new building will house around 120 employees in the future.The completion is planned by summer 2027.For the work of infectious pathogens, laboratories up to high security level 3 are planned.According to its own statements, the HIOH works closely with the University of Greifswald, the University Medical Center in Greifswald and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute."The new Hooh research building will help to give Greifswald even more visibility internationally as the world's leading center for One Health Research," said Katharina Riedel, rector of the University of Greifswald. dpa-infocom GmbH