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Nov 3, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
Zoonoses are defined as “those diseases and infections [the agents of ] which are naturally transmitted between [other] vertebrate animals and man” (1). Zoonotic diseases are responsible for considerable negative health impacts and economic consequences (2).
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | De Angelis |Marc J. Struelens
Introduction
Respiratory viruses are ubiquitous pathogens that cause infections of varying severity depending on attributes of the host and the virus itself (1). Data from the influenza pandemic in 2009, seasonal influenza epidemics and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic, underlie the importance of certain host risk factors that are associated with severe viral infections (1).
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
Monitoring the concentration of human pathogens in wastewater for public health has existed for over 80 years (1) but has rarely been performed for respiratory viruses until recently. Indeed, before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few attempts by public health organizations to integrate the detection of respiratory pathogens in wastewater into their surveillance programs to monitor the prevalence of these infections in the population.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
COVID-19 marked the second pandemic of the 21st century, following the swine pandemic (A/H1N1pdm09) of 2009. It is the third outbreak of coronaviruses after SARS (2003) and MERS (2013), and the seventh monitored outbreak (including those caused by the Zika virus and the avian flus A/H5N1 and A/H7N9). Excluding the Zika virus (belonging to the “Flaviviridae” family) and A/H5N1, the remaining were emerging viruses (1).
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Northern Arizona |Grenoble Alpes |Marc J. Struelens
Introductory remarks on viral disease dynamics The articles in this Research Topic show, many advances have been made in public health research, especially in the field of data collection, modeling (deterministic and random), and prediction: (i) public databases on COVID-19 have multiplied [see COVID-19 Open Data Repository (1) for example 301 public sites around the world allowing access to COVID-19 data], (ii) review articles on COVID-19 outbreak including statistics and models are numerous...
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common causes of under-5 mortalities in resource-constrained countries, especially in sub-Saharan and Southeast Asian countries (1), despite the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF through the Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (2). Consequently, there is an urgent need for evidence-based and sustainable approaches to target childhood pneumonia.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | HLA Laboratory |Marc J. Struelens
In addition to acute and severe symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, many patients worldwide suffer persistent symptoms from post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS).
This Research Topic aims to publish original translational research and review articles contributing to developing additional knowledge of PCS, considering the acute infection that contributes to developing post-COVID symptoms and mortality and thus trying to identify target markers for managing the affected subjects.
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Jul 3, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome triggered by infection, accounting for 17% of intra-hospital mortality increasing up to 26% in case of septic shock with estimated costs of over 24 billion dollars per year (1). Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment can significantly reduce sepsis mortality (1). However, unfortunatelyat present no gold standard for sepsis diagnosis has been defined (1).
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Jul 1, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Zhejiang Gongshang |Pier Luigi |G. d'Annunzio |Marc J. Struelens
Introduction On 2 February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized the COVID-19 infodemic as an overabundance of information, “some accurate and some not—that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it.” Indeed, this assessment sheds light on the fact that we have struggled with both the COVID-19 pandemic and co-evolving infodemics (e.g., disinformation, misinformation, fake news, rumors, and lies) in the aftermath of the...
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May 12, 2023 | 
frontiersin.org | Marc J. Struelens
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria are major public health concerns, posing significant global challenges for sustainable food systems (1). The use of antimicrobial agents in food production, animal-related agriculture, and human medicine is the main driver for the selection of AMR bacteria, which can be transmitted through food or the environment to humans and animals, causing severe infections that may become untreatable with conventional antibiotics (2).
