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Quek ZBR, Ng SH. Hybrid-Capture Target Enrichment in Human Pathogens: Identification, Evolution, Biosurveillance, and Genomic Epidemiology. Pathogens 2024; 13:275. [PMID: 38668230 PMCID: PMC11054155 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13040275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
Abstract
High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has revolutionised the field of pathogen genomics, enabling the direct recovery of pathogen genomes from clinical and environmental samples. However, pathogen nucleic acids are often overwhelmed by those of the host, requiring deep metagenomic sequencing to recover sufficient sequences for downstream analyses (e.g., identification and genome characterisation). To circumvent this, hybrid-capture target enrichment (HC) is able to enrich pathogen nucleic acids across multiple scales of divergences and taxa, depending on the panel used. In this review, we outline the applications of HC in human pathogens-bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses-including identification, genomic epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance genotyping, and evolution. Importantly, we explored the applicability of HC to clinical metagenomics, which ultimately requires more work before it is a reliable and accurate tool for clinical diagnosis. Relatedly, the utility of HC was exemplified by COVID-19, which was used as a case study to illustrate the maturity of HC for recovering pathogen sequences. As we unravel the origins of COVID-19, zoonoses remain more relevant than ever. Therefore, the role of HC in biosurveillance studies is also highlighted in this review, which is critical in preparing us for the next pandemic. We also found that while HC is a popular tool to study viruses, it remains underutilised in parasites and fungi and, to a lesser extent, bacteria. Finally, weevaluated the future of HC with respect to bait design in the eukaryotic groups and the prospect of combining HC with long-read HTS.
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- Z. B. Randolph Quek
- Defence Medical & Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore 117510, Singapore
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Barathan M. From fever to action: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses. Pathog Dis 2024; 82:ftae006. [PMID: 38614961 PMCID: PMC11067964 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftae006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness (AUFI) presents a clinical challenge, often characterized by sudden fever, non-specific symptoms, and potential life-threatening implications. This review highlights the global prevalence, types, challenges, and implications of AUFI, especially in tropical and subtropical regions where infectious diseases thrive. It delves into the difficulties in diagnosis, prevalence rates, regional variations, and potential causes, ranging from bacterial and viral infections to zoonotic diseases. Furthermore, it explores treatment strategies, preventive measures, and the critical role of the One Health approach in addressing AUFI. The paper also addresses the emerging zoonotic risks and ongoing outbreaks, including COVID-19, Rickettsia spp., and other novel pathogens, emphasizing their impact on AUFI diagnosis and management. Challenges in resource-limited settings are analyzed, highlighting the need for bolstered healthcare infrastructure, enhanced diagnostics, and collaborative One Health strategies. Amidst the complexity of emerging zoonotic threats, this review underscores the urgency for a multifaceted approach to mitigate the growing burden of AUFI, ensuring early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and effective prevention strategies.
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- Muttiah Barathan
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Feng X, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Sun Z, Xu N, Zhao C, Xia W. Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Based Biosensors for Rapid Zoonoses Screening. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:6311-6331. [PMID: 37954459 PMCID: PMC10637217 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s434197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Recent, outbreaks of new emergency zoonotic diseases have prompted an urgent need to develop fast, accurate, and portable screening assays for pathogen infections. Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) is sensitive and specific and can be conducted at a constant low temperature with a short response time, making it especially suitable for on-site screening and making it a powerful tool for preventing or controlling the spread of zoonoses. This review summarizes the design principles of RPA-based biosensors as well as various signal output or readout technologies involved in fluorescence detection, lateral flow assays, enzymatic catalytic reactions, spectroscopic techniques, electrochemical techniques, chemiluminescence, nanopore sequencing technologies, microfluidic digital RPA, and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated systems. The current status and prospects of the application of RPA-based biosensors in zoonoses screening are highlighted. RPA-based biosensors demonstrate the advantages of rapid response, easy-to-read result output, and easy implementation for on-site detection, enabling development toward greater portability, automation, and miniaturization. Although there are still problems such as high cost with unstable signal output, RPA-based biosensors are increasingly becoming one of the most important means of on-site pathogen screening in complex samples involving environmental, water, food, animal, and human samples for controlling the spread of zoonotic diseases.
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- Xinrui Feng
- College of Public Health, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
- Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, 136200, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Public Health, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency and Intensive Medicine, No. 965 Hospital of PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Public Health, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
- College of Medical Technology, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Public Health, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Medical Technology, Beihua University, Jilin, 132013, People’s Republic of China
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Skowron K, Grudlewska-Buda K, Khamesipour F. Zoonoses and emerging pathogens. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:232. [PMID: 37612609 PMCID: PMC10463800 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02984-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Zoonoses represent a major challenge for many disciplines, including microbiology, epidemiology, veterinary, medicine and ecology. Moreover, they pose severe risks to human health and economy. In this editorial, we invite contributions to a BMC Microbiology collection on 'Zoonoses and emerging pathogens', covering research on the pathogenesis, identification, treatment and control of zoonoses.
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- Krzysztof Skowron
- Department of Microbiology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland.
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- Department of Microbiology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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- Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Marie V, Gordon ML. The (Re-)Emergence and Spread of Viral Zoonotic Disease: A Perfect Storm of Human Ingenuity and Stupidity. Viruses 2023; 15:1638. [PMID: 37631981 PMCID: PMC10458268 DOI: 10.3390/v15081638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Diseases that are transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans are referred to as zoonotic diseases. Although microbial agents such as bacteria and parasites are linked to zoonotic events, viruses account for a high percentage of zoonotic diseases that have emerged. Worryingly, the 21st century has seen a drastic increase in the emergence and re-emergence of viral zoonotic disease. Even though humans and animals have coexisted for millennia, anthropogenic factors have severely increased interactions between the two populations, thereby increasing the risk of disease spill-over. While drivers such as climate shifts, land exploitation and wildlife trade can directly affect the (re-)emergence of viral zoonotic disease, globalisation, geopolitics and social perceptions can directly facilitate the spread of these (re-)emerging diseases. This opinion paper discusses the "intelligent" nature of viruses and their exploitation of the anthropogenic factors driving the (re-)emergence and spread of viral zoonotic disease in a modernised and connected world.
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- Veronna Marie
- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Analytical Services, Rand Water, Vereeniging 1939, South Africa
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa;
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Yang X, Kang J, Xing Z, Sun Y, Liu Z, Li N, Niu J. Bibliometric analysis of RNA vaccines for cancer. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2023:2231333. [PMID: 37464256 PMCID: PMC10361146 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2231333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Cancer represents a challenging medical problem worldwide. Several exploratory studies have been conducted to overcome these limitations. RNA vaccines play an important role in cancer prevention and treatment. Recent studies have shown that RNA vaccines play an important role in cancer prevention. However, there are currently no relevant bibliometric studies. This study aimed to apply bibliometrics to summarize the knowledge structure and research hotspots regarding the role of RNA vaccines in cancer. Publications related to RNA vaccines in cancer were searched on the web of science core collection (WoSCC) database. VOSviewers, CiteSpace and R package "bibliometrix" were used to conduct this bibliometric analysis. A total of 1399 articles were included, comprising 803 original articles and 596 reviews. The number of studies on RNA vaccines against cancer has been increasing annually. China and the United States were the principal countries of origin of publications. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, NCI, and Duke University were the main organizations. Frontiers in Immunology is the leading journal in the field. Hot keywords included tumor antigens, lipid nanoparticles, emerging roles, and dendritic cells. This is the bibliometric study to summarize the research trends and development of RNA vaccines for cancer. This information will provide a reference for researchers studying RNA vaccines against cancer.
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- Xue Yang
- Blood Sample Collection, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Urology, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Urology, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of CT, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of CT, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Urology, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Bio-Bank of Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Hsieh YC, Delarue M, Orland H, Koehl P. Analyzing the Geometry and Dynamics of Viral Structures: A Review of Computational Approaches Based on Alpha Shape Theory, Normal Mode Analysis, and Poisson-Boltzmann Theories. Viruses 2023; 15:1366. [PMID: 37376665 DOI: 10.3390/v15061366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlights our fragility when we are exposed to emergent viruses either directly or through zoonotic diseases. Fortunately, our knowledge of the biology of those viruses is improving. In particular, we have more and more structural information on virions, i.e., the infective form of a virus that includes its genomic material and surrounding protective capsid, and on their gene products. It is important to have methods that enable the analyses of structural information on such large macromolecular systems. We review some of those methods in this paper. We focus on understanding the geometry of virions and viral structural proteins, their dynamics, and their energetics, with the ambition that this understanding can help design antiviral agents. We discuss those methods in light of the specificities of those structures, mainly that they are huge. We focus on three of our own methods based on the alpha shape theory for computing geometry, normal mode analyses to study dynamics, and modified Poisson-Boltzmann theories to study the organization of ions and co-solvent and solvent molecules around biomacromolecules. The corresponding software has computing times that are compatible with the use of regular desktop computers. We show examples of their applications on some outer shells and structural proteins of the West Nile Virus.
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- Yin-Chen Hsieh
- Institute for Arctic and Marine Biology, Department of Biosciences, Fisheries, and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromso, Norway
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris-Cité and CNRS, UMR 3528, Unité Architecture et Dynamique des Macromolécules Biologiques, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Yahia SH, Etewa SE, Al Hoot AAA, Arafa SZ, Saleh NS, Sarhan MH, Rashad SI, Hassan SS. Investigating the Occurrence of Soil-Transmitted Parasites Contaminating Soil, Vegetables, and Green Fodder in the East of Nile Delta, Egypt. J Parasitol Res 2023; 2023:6300563. [PMID: 37323295 PMCID: PMC10264710 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6300563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Background Food-borne parasites are major sources of human and animal illness, posing severe health risks in places with contaminated soil, poor water quality, cleanliness, and poor sanitation. The usage of untreated organic fertilizers arising from the excreta of the parasites' definitive hosts either man or animal pollutes the agricultural soil and is reflected in its products of vegetables and green fodders causing serious health problems. Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, this will be the first study that investigated the combination of parasitic contamination of the agricultural soil and its products of raw eaten vegetables and green fodder in East Nile Delta, Egypt. Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate the type and degree of contamination caused by parasites in regularly used raw vegetables, green fodder, and soil samples collected from open fields in Egypt's East Nile Delta. Study Procedures. A cross-sectional study comprised a simple random collection of 400 soil samples, 180 green fodder samples, and as well as 400 vegetable samples, including lettuce, radish, coriander, parsley, dill, watercress, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, and carrot, that were gathered throughout one year period from January to December 2021 to represent all seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn). The research locations were chosen from various open green fields and farming regions in Egypt's East Nile Delta producing ready-to-eat vegetables for human consumptions and planting green fodder for animal feeding. Concentrations, including sedimentation, and flotation, and staining techniques were used to recover the greatest number of parasitic life forms. The parasitic structures discovered were identified using biometric and imaging data and compared with known parasite morphology. Statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS software version 22 (IBM, Chicago, IL, USA). Data were presented in numbers and percentages. P-values equal to or less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. The difference in parasitic contamination among the different categories was compared using the chi-square test. Results In this investigation, 243 out of 400 soil samples (60.7%) confirmed positive for parasitic contamination (P < 0.05). Various parasitic life forms were significantly found in 249 out of 400 (62.25%) of the vegetable samples, with (65.1%) of them harboring one parasite species, whereas 9.2% significantly contained up to three parasites. Ascaris eggs, Trichuris eggs, and Giardia cysts were the most prevalent parasites, which were predominantly isolated from vegetables with uneven surfaces. 109 of 180 (60.0%) green fodder samples confirmed insignificantly positive for parasitic pollution. The proportion of parasite contamination in vegetable samples was insignificant although the highest was in spring (29.3%), followed by summer (27.7%), whereas it is significant in autumn (24.5%). The prevalence rate was the lowest in winter (20.1%). Conclusion and Recommendations. Our findings demonstrated a significant load of parasites notably the soil-transmitted parasitic infection in raw vegetables and green fodder cultivated in open fields as well as in their mother soil in the east of the Nile Delta, Egypt. These results confirm the urgent need to deploy strict control measures to the soil, especially during the pre-harvest period of raw eaten vegetables and green fodder, a critical step in reducing food-borne transmission of soil-transmitted parasites to man and animals.
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- Samah H. Yahia
- Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Al-Wahat, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya
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- Medical Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Water and Soil Pollutanta Laboratory, Regional Research Center in Sharkia Governorate, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Antuofermo E, Polinas M, Dessì D, Henriquez FL. Editorial: Zoonosis associated with parasites and infectious diseases in aquatic animals. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1227007. [PMID: 37346279 PMCID: PMC10280372 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1227007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom
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Devillers J, David JP, Barrès B, Alout H, Lapied B, Chouin S, Dusfour I, Billault C, Mekki F, Attig I, Corbel V. Integrated Plan of Insecticide Resistance Surveillance in Mosquito Vectors in France. INSECTS 2023; 14:insects14050457. [PMID: 37233085 DOI: 10.3390/insects14050457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, or chikungunya have been re-emerging all over the world, including in Europe. Managing resistance to public health pesticides in mosquitoes is essential and requires global, integrated, and coordinated actions and strong engagement of decision-makers, scientists, and public health operators. In this context, the present work aims at proposing an integrated plan of resistance surveillance in France and in the French Overseas territories in order to provide graduated and appropriate responses according to the situation. Briefly, the plan relies on periodic monitoring of insecticide resistance at the population level in predefined sites using adequate biological, molecular, and/or biochemical approaches and a stratification of the level of resistance risk at the scale of territory to adjust surveillance and vector control actions. The plan relies on the latest methods and indicators used for resistance monitoring as recommended by the World Health Organization in order to prevent or slow down its extension in space and time. The plan has been developed for France but can be easily adapted to other countries in order to provide a coordinated response to the growing problem of mosquito resistance in Europe.
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, UMR UGA-USMB-CNRS 5553, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Lyon, Anses, INRAE, USC CASPER, 69364 Lyon Cedex 7, France
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- ASTRE, UMR117 INRAE-CIRAD, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Université Angers, INRAE, SIFCIR, SFR QUASAV, 49045 Angers Cedex, France
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- Conseil Départemental de la Charente-Maritime, DEM, Démoustication, 17076 La Rochelle, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 34394 Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 34394 Montpellier, France
- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Controle de Artrópodes Vetores (Laficave), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro CEP 21040-360, Brazil
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Laplaza C, Barnig C, Westeel V, Eberst G. [A rare and atypical form of tularemia in a context of immunodepression]. Rev Mal Respir 2023; 40:188-192. [PMID: 36681600 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We present an original severe case of tularemia with cutaneous damage, lymphadenopathy and pericarditis ; pathology of increasing incidence in Europe due to global warming. OBSERVATION A 33-years-old women consulted emergency unit for altered general condition, anorexia, hyperthermia at 38,3°C, dyspnea and dry cough evolving for few days. Her only history was Crohn's disease with introduction of an anti-TNF alpha for 3 months. The interrogation found regular forest walks ». Treatment with Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 1g 3 times daily and curative anticoagulation was started after the initial diagnosis of infectious pneumonia associated with pulmonary embolism. The patient reconsulted 2 weeks later for clinical deterioration associated with skin lesions. The chest CT scan showed increased mediastinal lymphadenopathy and a circumferential pericardial effusion ; quantified at 5mm on transthoracic ultrasound. Tularemia serology was positive in IgG at 400IU/mL. Despite an adapted antibiotic therapy with Ciprofloxacin, the patient presented a new brutal clinical deterioration. A pericardiocentesis was performed and the analysis revealed a predominantly neutrophilic exudate and a strongly positive PCR Francisella tularensis. Gentamicin 5mg/kg was associated allowing a resolution of the symptoms. CONCLUSION Tularemia is one of the pathologies whose atypical presentation with pericarditis (favored by a certain immunodepression) worsens the prognosis. Global warming influences the epidemiology of inoculation diseases, including tularemia, making it more frequent.
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- C Laplaza
- Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et allergologie respiratoire, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25030 Besançon, France.
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- Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et allergologie respiratoire, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25030 Besançon, France
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- Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et allergologie respiratoire, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25030 Besançon, France; Inserm, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire Et Génique, université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Service de pneumologie, oncologie thoracique et allergologie respiratoire, CHU Jean Minjoz, 25030 Besançon, France; Inserm, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire Et Génique, université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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Begou P, Kassomenos P. The ecosyndemic framework of the global environmental change and the COVID-19 pandemic. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159327. [PMID: 36220476 PMCID: PMC9547397 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The ecosyndemic theory combines the concept of 'synergy' with 'epidemic' and the term "eco" implies the role of the environmental changes. Each of the conditions enhances the negative impacts of the other in an additive way making our society more vulnerable and heightening individual risk factors. In this study, we analyze the mutually reinforcing links between the environment and health from the complexity angle of the ecosyndemic theory and propose the characterization of the COVID-19 pandemic as ecosyndemic. We use the term 'ecosyndemic' because the global environmental change contributes to local-scale, regional-scale and global-scale alterations of the Earth's systems. These changes have their root causes in the way that people interact with the physical, chemical, and biotic factors of the environment. These interactions disturb nature and the consequences have feedbacks in every living organism.
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- Paraskevi Begou
- Laboratory of Meteorology and Climatology, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Meteorology and Climatology, Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
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Oluwayelu DO, Moutailler S, Odemuyiwa SO. Editorial: Tick-borne viruses of domestic livestock: Epidemiology, evolutionary trends, biology and climate change impact. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1147770. [PMID: 37026097 PMCID: PMC10071661 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1147770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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- Daniel O. Oluwayelu
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses (CCPZ), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
- *Correspondence: Daniel O. Oluwayelu ;
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, UMR BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Lu G, Huang X, Lin C, Zou L, Pan H. A bibliometric and visual analysis of low carbohydrate diet. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1085623. [PMID: 36908904 PMCID: PMC9995895 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1085623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Numerous studies have confirmed the effects of low carbohydrate diet (LChD) on metabolism and chronic diseases. However, there were no bibliometric studies on LChD. This study was conducted through a bibliometric analysis to investigate the current status, hotspots and frontiers trends. Methods We searched all research publications related to LChD from 2002 to 2021 on the Web of Scientific Core Collection (WoSCC). CiteSpace and VOSviewer software was used to analyze countries/regions, institutions, journals, authors, references, and keywords. Results A total of 6938 papers were included, with an increasing trend of annual publication. LChD categories mainly included nutrition, endocrinology, and neurosciences which reflected the interdisciplinary characteristics. USA was with the largest number and the world science center in LChD field. Universities were main research institutions and five of the top 10 institutions were from USA. Eric Heath Kossoff had 101 publications and ranked first. Nutrients was the leading journal. "A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity" and "Obesity" were considered to be the most co-cited and cited reference respectively. The hotspots of LChD are four aspects, "ketogenic diet", "metabolism disease", "cardiovascular disease" and "cancer". We summarized that "oxidative stress", "gut microbiota", and "inflammation factors" are becoming frontiers trends of LChD research in the future and deserve further study. Discussion Over the past 20 years research on LChD has gained great attention. To better explore LChD field, multilevel mechanism studies will be required in the future.
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- Gang Lu
- Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Physical Education and Health, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Physical Education and Health, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Physical Education and Health, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Division, Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College, Guangzhou, China
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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on the Distribution of a Neglected Arboviruses Vector (Armigeres subalbatus) in China. Trop Med Infect Dis 2022; 7:tropicalmed7120431. [PMID: 36548686 PMCID: PMC9788555 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7120431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The geographic boundaries of arboviruses continue to expand, posing a major health threat to millions of people around the world. This expansion is related to the availability of effective vectors and suitable habitats. Armigeres subalbatus (Coquillett, 1898), a common and neglected species, is of increasing interest given its potential vector capacity for Zika virus. However, potential distribution patterns and the underlying driving factors of Ar. subalbatus remain unknown. In the current study, detailed maps of their potential distributions were developed under both the current as well as future climate change scenarios (SSP126 and SSP585) based on CMIP6 data, employing the MaxEnt model. The results showed that the distribution of the Ar. subalbatus was mainly affected by temperature. Mean diurnal range was the strongest predictor in shaping the distribution of Ar. subalbatus, with an 85.2% contribution rate. By the 2050s and 2070s, Ar. subalbatus will have a broader potential distribution across China. There are two suitable expansion types under climate change in the 2050s and 2070s. The first type is continuous distribution expansion, and the second type is sporadic distribution expansion. Our comprehensive analysis of Ar. subalbatus’s suitable distribution areas shifts under climate change and provides useful and insightful information for developing management strategies for future arboviruses.
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Zhao HQ, Fei SW, Yin JX, Li Q, Jiang TG, Guo ZY, Xue JB, Han LF, Zhang XX, Xia S, Zhang Y, Guo XK, Kassegne K. Assessment of performance for a key indicator of One Health: evidence based on One Health index for zoonoses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Infect Dis Poverty 2022; 11:109. [PMID: 36273213 PMCID: PMC9588233 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-01020-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Zoonoses are public health threats that cause severe damage worldwide. Zoonoses constitute a key indicator of One Health (OH) and the OH approach is being applied for zoonosis control programmes of zoonotic diseases. In a very recent study, we developed an evaluation system for OH performance through the global OH index (GOHI). This study applied the GOHI to evaluate OH performance for zoonoses in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS The framework for the OH index on zoonoses (OHIZ) was constructed including five indicators, 15 subindicators and 28 datasets. Publicly available data were referenced to generate the OHIZ database which included both qualitative and quantitative indicators for all sub-Sahara African countries (n = 48). The GOHI algorithm was used to estimate scores for OHIZ. Indicator weights were calculated by adopting the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process. RESULTS Overall, five indicators associated with weights were generated as follows: source of infection (23.70%), route of transmission (25.31%), targeted population (19.09%), capacity building (16.77%), and outcomes/case studies (15.13%). Following the indicators, a total of 37 sub-Sahara African countries aligned with OHIZ validation, while 11 territories were excluded for unfit or missing data. The OHIZ average score of sub-Saharan Africa was estimated at 53.67/100. The highest score was 71.99 from South Africa, while the lowest score was 40.51 from Benin. It is also worth mentioning that Sub-Sahara African countries had high performance in many subindicators associated with zoonoses, e.g., surveillance and response, vector and reservoir interventions, and natural protected areas, which suggests that this region had a certain capacity in control and prevention or responses to zoonotic events. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals that it is possible to perform OH evaluation for zoonoses in sub-Saharan Africa by OHIZ. Findings from this study provide preliminary research information in advancing knowledge of the evidenced risks to strengthen strategies for effective control of zoonoses and to support the prevention of zoonotic events.
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- Han-Qing Zhao
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China. .,One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
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Li K, Cai B, Wang Z. Accessing the Climate Change Impacts in China through a Literature Mapping. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13411. [PMID: 36293988 PMCID: PMC9603466 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In the 21st century, carbon dioxide emissions have led to adverse climate changes; meanwhile, the impact of climate change has imposed challenges worldwide, particularly in developing countries, and China is one of the most affected countries. Assessing the impact of climate change requires handling a large amount of data in the literature comprehensively. In this study, a text-based classification method and literature mapping were used to process the massive literature and map it according to its location. A total of 39,339 Chinese academic studies and 36,584 Chinese master's and doctoral theses, from 2000 to 2022, with evidence of the impact of climate change were extracted from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database. Our results show that the literature on climate change impacts has exploded during the last decades. This indicates that increasing attention to the intensified impact of climate change in China has been paid. More importantly, by mapping the geolocation of the literature into spatial grid data, our results show that over 36.09% of the land area shows clear evidence of climate change. Those areas contribute to 89.29% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and comprise 85.06% of the population in China. Furthermore, the studies we collected on the climate change impacts showed a huge spatial heterogeneity. The hotspot areas of research were generally located in developed regions, such as the BTH urban agglomeration and Yangtze River Economic Zone, major agricultural production areas such as Shandong and Henan, and ecologically fragile regions including Yunnan, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia. Considering the imbalance spatially of the evidence of climate change can help in a better understanding of the challenges in China imposed by climate change. Appraising the evidence of climate change is of great significance for adapting to climate change, which is closely related to the natural ecosystem services and human health. This study will provide policy implications for coping with climatic events and guide future research.
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- Keke Li
- College of Resource and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Center for Climate Change and Environmental Policy, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, Beijing 100012, China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Territorial Spatial Governance and Green Development, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Flores V, Viozzi G, Rauque C, Mujica G, Herrero E, Ballari SA, Ritossa L, Miori G, Garibotti G, Zacharias DG, Treuque J, Reissig EC, Vázquez G, Pierangeli N, Lazzarini L. A cross-sectional study of free-roaming dogs in a Patagonian city: Their distribution and intestinal helminths in relation to socioeconomic aspects of neighborhoods. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2022; 33:100747. [PMID: 35820719 DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Human and dog health are inextricably linked, and although our relationship with dogs brings numerous benefits for our well-being, it is known that they can transmit disease. Bariloche is a Patagonian tourist city with heterogeneous social composition. This cross-sectional study evaluates the population of free-roaming dogs and their intestinal parasites in relation to the socioeconomic level of the city's human population. Census areas were used as survey units, stratified in three levels according to socioeconomic status. The free-roaming dog population was estimated by walking around each census area. Eight fresh feces per census count area were collected and analyzed using coproparasitological flotation tests, and CoproELISA was used to detect Echinococcus sp. A total of 858 free-roaming dogs were registered along 40.9 km, with significant differences between socioeconomic strata: the highest numbers were found in the lowest income strata. Of the feces collected, 39.2% tested positive for parasites, those associated with a lower socioeconomic level having higher percentages of positive feces and a greater number of species. Eight species of helminths were found, some of which were zoonotic, such as Echinococcus sp., Toxocara canis, and Dibothriocephalus latus. The presence of parasites can be explained by the number of free-roaming dogs per census count area. The free-roaming dogs generally have owners, and their parasitic infection is strongly associated with the socioeconomic level of the population. The main problem is irresponsible pet care, which generates healthy conditions for both dogs and humans. Thus, both dogs and humans deserve effective ethical public policies.
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- Verónica Flores
- Laboratorio de Parasitología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Unidad Regional de Epidemiología y Salud Ambiental, Zona Andina, Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de Río Negro, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Unidad Regional de Epidemiología y Salud Ambiental, Zona Andina, Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de Río Negro, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- CONICET, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi - CENAC (APN), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, INIBIOMA (CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Instituto de Formación Docente Continua Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Departamento de Estadística, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Departamento de Estadística, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (INTA-CONICET), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Hospital Zonal Dr. Ramón Carrillo, Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de Río Negro, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquén, Argentina
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Aaron L, McMahon J, Taylor C, Pyke AT, Brischetto A, Aminzadeh Z, Beale M. Locally acquired lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infections in South-East Queensland: an outbreak of a pathogen rarely described in Australia. Intern Med J 2022; 52:1415-1418. [PMID: 35973951 DOI: 10.1111/imj.15878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a zoonotic virus that can cause clinically significant illnesses in humans. Although cases of LCMV infection are well described globally, and there is evidence that the virus is present in Australian rodent populations, there has been only one case of domestically acquired LCMV infection published previously. Here, we describe a cluster of LCMV infections in South-East Queensland identified in early 2021, and the diagnostic testing processes implemented. This identifies LCMV as an under-recognised human pathogen in Australia.
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- Luke Aaron
- Physician Training Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Public Health Virology Laboratory, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Public Health Virology Laboratory, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Public Health Virology Laboratory, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Public Health Virology Laboratory, Forensic and Scientific Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Physician Training Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Physician Training Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Dumre SP, LaBeaud AD, Ehrlich H, Vazquez Guillamet LJ, Ondigo BN, Sadarangani SP, Wamae CN, Whitfield K. Why Climate Action Is Global Health Action. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022; 107:tpmd220189. [PMID: 35895350 PMCID: PMC9490666 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The impacts of climate change on global health and populations are far-reaching, yet they disproportionately affect vulnerable groups, thereby exacerbating disparities. As humanity reckons with the emergency of climate change, our global health community needs to contend with our own contributions to greenhouse gas emissions. We know that transformation is possible and that climate action is the antidote to the existential challenge. As a global health community, we have an immense opportunity, responsibility, and commitment to lead, support, inspire, and empower climate action, research, and innovation that align deeply with our mission and core values.
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- Stanford University, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, Stanford, CA
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- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- ISGlobal Barcelona Institute for Global Health and Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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