scholarly journals Pathogen Reduction Technology for blood component: A promising solution for prevention of emerging infectious disease and bacterial contamination in blood transfusion services

2021 ◽  
pp. 100079
Author(s):  
Hong Liu ◽  
Xun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Bacterial Contamination ◽  
Emerging Infectious Disease ◽  
Blood Component ◽  
Promising Solution ◽  
Pathogen Reduction

scholarly journals Rabies in Our Neighbourhood: Preparedness for an Emerging Infectious Disease

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Michael P. Ward ◽  
Victoria J. Brookes
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Emerging Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Response ◽  
Canine Rabies ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Potential Reservoir ◽  
Modelling Studies ◽  
Sociological Studies

Emerging infectious disease (EID) events have the potential to cause devastating impacts on human, animal and environmental health. A range of tools exist which can be applied to address EID event detection, preparedness and response. Here we use a case study of rabies in Southeast Asia and Oceania to illustrate, via nearly a decade of research activities, how such tools can be systematically integrated into a framework for EID preparedness. During the past three decades, canine rabies has spread to previously free areas of Southeast Asia, threatening the rabies-free status of countries such as Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Australia. The program of research to address rabies preparedness in the Oceanic region has included scanning and surveillance to define the emerging nature of canine rabies within the Southeast Asia region; field studies to collect information on potential reservoir species, their distribution and behaviour; participatory and sociological studies to identify priorities for disease response; and targeted risk assessment and disease modelling studies. Lessons learnt include the need to develop methods to collect data in remote regions, and the need to continuously evaluate and update requirements for preparedness in response to evolving drivers of emerging infectious disease.

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