[HTML][HTML] Infectious disease in an era of global change

RE Baker, AS Mahmud, IF Miller, M Rajeev… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not
least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods …

25 years of surveillance of drug-resistant tuberculosis: achievements, challenges, and way forward

AS Dean, OT Auguet, P Glaziou, M Zignol… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis is second only to COVID-19 as a cause of death from a single infectious agent.
In 2020, almost 10 million people were estimated to have developed tuberculosis and it …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B. 1.1. 529)-highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps …

E Petersen, F Ntoumi, DS Hui, A Abubakar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nearly two years since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which has caused over 5
million deaths, the world continues to be on high COVID-19 alert. The World Health …

A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa

E Wilkinson, M Giovanetti, H Tegally, JE San… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The progression of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic in Africa has so far been heterogeneous, and the full impact is not yet well …

Viral variant-resolved wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at national scale

F Amman, R Markt, L Endler, S Hupfauf, B Agerer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 surveillance by wastewater-based epidemiology is poised to provide a
complementary approach to sequencing individual cases. However, robust quantification of …

Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

AF Brito, E Semenova, G Dudas, GW Hassler… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Genomic sequencing is essential to track the evolution and spread of SARS-CoV-2, optimize
molecular tests, treatments, vaccines, and guide public health responses. To investigate the …

Unlocking capacities of genomics for the COVID-19 response and future pandemics

S Knyazev, K Chhugani, V Sarwal, R Ayyala, H Singh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomics and bioinformatics have emerged as essential
public health tools. The genomic data acquired using these methods have supported the …

Establishing African genomics and bioinformatics programs through annual regional workshops

A Sharaf, LT Nesengani, I Hayah, JO Kuja… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute for Genomics and
Bioinformatics aims to overcome barriers to capacity building through its distributed African …

[PDF][PDF] Big data analytics for epidemic forecasting: Policy Frameworks and technical approaches

GT Igwama, JA Olaboye, CC Maha… - … Journal of Applied …, 2024 - researchgate.net
This review paper explores the intersection of big data analytics and epidemic forecasting,
highlighting both technical approaches and policy frameworks. It delves into data collection …

Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries

KEL Worsley-Tonks, JB Bender, SL Deem… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to strengthen national surveillance
systems to protect a globally connected world. In low-income and middle-income countries …