Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bayissa Chala, Feyissa Hamde
Summary: Vector-borne emerging and re-emerging diseases pose significant public health challenges globally. Interactions among pathogens, hosts, environment, and social demographic factors are key to the emergence and re-emergence of these diseases. Ongoing evolution of pathogens, population growth, urbanization, and climate change are among the factors linked with the appearance and resurgence of vector-borne infectious diseases.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Godagama Gamaarachchige Dinesh Suminda, Srishti Bhandari, Yoonkyung Won, Umesh Goutam, Krishna Kanth Pulicherla, Young-Ok Son, Mrinmoy Ghosh
Summary: Globalization, agricultural intensification, urbanization, and climatic changes have led to an increase in emerging infectious zoonotic diseases. Innovative and effective research is needed to understand the transmission, ecological implications, and dynamics of these diseases at human-wildlife interfaces. High-throughput sequencing methodologies have the potential to improve detection and surveillance of zoonotic infections in livestock. This study investigates the current use of sequencing technologies and explores their potential for better infectious disease diagnosis and monitoring in farm animals.
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jennifer Cable, Anthony Fauci, William E. Dowling, Stephan Guenther, Dennis A. Bente, Pragya Dhruv Yadav, Lawrence C. Madoff, Lin-Fa Wang, Rahul K. Arora, Maria Van Kerkhove, May C. Chu, Thomas Jaenisch, Jonathan H. Epstein, Simon David William Frost, Daniel G. Bausch, Lisa E. Hensley, Eric Bergeron, Ioannis Sitaras, Michael D. Gunn, Thomas W. Geisbert, Cesar Munoz-Fontela, Florian Krammer, Emmie de Wit, Pontus Nordenfelt, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Sarah C. Gilbert, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Luis M. Branco, Sylvain Baize, Neeltje van Doremalen, Marco A. Krieger, Sue Ann Costa Clemens, Renske Hesselink, Dan Hartman
Summary: The importance of maintaining and strengthening investments in infrastructure, collaborations, laboratory and manufacturing capacity, diagnostics, etc. during the COVID-19 pandemic to enable quick, concerted responses to future threats, especially to zoonotic pathogens, was emphasized during a symposium gathering researchers from various sectors.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Ghulam Abbas, Jia Yu, Guangxing Li
Summary: The growth of poultry farming has resulted in increased transmission of infectious diseases among birds, causing significant harm to the poultry industry. Some pathogens may also cause zoonotic diseases. Traditional antiviral treatments have limitations, leading to a focus on herbal drugs and the use of nanotechnology for disease control in poultry.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Seher Topluoglu, Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan, Emine Alp
Summary: Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (REIDs) are significant health problems, with up to 75% having zoonotic origin. Factors like destruction of habitats, population migration due to conflicts, and insufficient disease prevention programs contribute to their emergence and distribution. Natural disasters and wars have a major impact on the spread of diseases and worsen health risks.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Larissa Vuitika, Wasim A. Prates-Syed, Jaqueline Dinis Queiros Silva, Karin P. Crema, Nelson Cortes, Aline Lira, Julia Beatriz Menuci Lima, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Lena F. Schimke, Otavio Cabral-Marques, Mohammad Sadraeian, Lorena C. S. Chaves, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda
Summary: This article discusses the advances in vaccinology and the challenges encountered in the vaccine development pipeline for selected NTDs and emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Dimitra S. Mouliou
Summary: Diagnosing emerging infectious diseases, especially COVID-19, has been a major problem in hospitals and senior care facilities. Misdiagnosis can occur due to the various clinical manifestations, misleading test results, and challenges in identifying the virus, particularly for suspected cases requiring urgent management.
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Abhilasha Pankaj Boruah, Kiran T. Thakur
Summary: The rapid spread of arboviral infections, which are transmitted by arthropods, has become a global health concern. These infections can cause a wide range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection to severe neurological diseases. The pathogenesis of arboviral infections is still being investigated, but shared neuroanatomical pathways among these viruses may provide insights for future therapeutic targets. It is crucial to consider the potential role of global climate change and human environmental disruption in the shifting infection transmission patterns and distribution of arboviral vectors when assessing patients with encephalitic presentations.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Haji Gul, Gul Habib, Ibrar Muhammad Khan, Sajid Ur Rahman, Nazir Muhammad Khan, Hongcheng Wang, Najeeb Ullah Khan, Yong Liu
Summary: The genome plays a crucial role in the uniqueness and characteristic transmission of chicken breeds. Disease resistance in chickens involves multiple genes and immune system components. Research on genes and quantitative trait loci helps in the development of disease-resistant chicken breeds.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Virology
Nicholas I. Nii-Trebi, Thomas S. Mughogho, Anisa Abdulai, Francis Tetteh, Priscilla M. Ofosu, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Akua K. Yalley
Summary: Infectious diseases, primarily caused by viruses, have been a major threat to global health, with increasing frequency of outbreaks over the past century. Low- and middle-income countries have been disproportionately affected. Despite advancements in pandemic preparedness, each new outbreak poses significant challenges to humanity, exposing inadequate understanding of viral disease dynamics.
REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Na Li, Qingqing Cai, Qing Miao, Zeshi Song, Yuan Fang, Bijie Hu
Summary: Sequencing technology is increasingly being used in clinical laboratories, with metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) emerging as an attractive method for comprehensive detection and classification of microorganisms. However, there are still several challenges to be overcome in clinical practice.
Article
Virology
Lehao Ren, Wanju Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jiaxiang Zhang, Huiying Zhang, Yong Zhu, Xiaoxiao Meng, Zhigang Yi, Ruilan Wang
Summary: In this study, it was observed that the influenza A virus induces glycolysis in host cells, promoting viral replication. Inhibiting or enhancing the glycolytic pathway affects H1N1 replication, independent of interferon signaling. These findings suggest that metabolic inhibitors targeting glycolysis could potentially be used to treat influenza A virus infection in the future.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xiaowei Ma, Jianyun Lu, Weisi Liu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the knowledge of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases among the public in Guangzhou and provide a scientific basis for health information strategies. The results show that the majority of participants have heard of Middle East respiratory syndrome and Zika, while the knowledge of Ebola and plague is relatively low. Education level and income are key factors that influence knowledge rates.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eunjung Kim, Eun-Kyung Lim, Geunseon Park, Chaewon Park, Jong-Woo Lim, Hyo Lee, Woonsung Na, Minjoo Yeom, Jinyoung Kim, Daesub Song, Seungjoo Haam
Summary: While COVID-19 is currently causing a global pandemic, the emergence of unknown pathogens such as Disease X is a serious concern for the future. Utilizing advanced nanotechnology to address the challenges posed by emerging pathogens is crucial for global public health preparedness.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yaxing Ma, Yaoyu Luo, Xinrui Feng, Chuixiu Huang, Xiantao Shen
Summary: In this study, a smartphone-controlled biosensor was developed to detect emerging viral respiratory infectious diseases (VRIDs) such as COVID19. The intelligent biosensor could screen and respond to VRIDs within a short period of time, and it was able to successfully differentiate non-communicable respiratory diseases from VRIDs. This is the first reported smartphone-controlled biosensor for screening and response to VRIDs, and it is believed to be helpful for ordinary residents to deal with the challenges brought by COVID19 or other VRIDs in the future.
