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May 17, 2024 · JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8422. A multiyear global collaboration among public health agencies has led to new terminology for pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 that can spread through the air, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
May 17, 2024 · The list categorizes these pathogens into critical, high, and medium priority groups to inform research and development (R&D) and public health interventions. The 2024 WHO BPPL covers 24 pathogens, spanning 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens.
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May 17, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritization.
May 8, 2024 · Published May 8, 2024. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMms2403267. Abstract. After Covid-19, the global health community must address major gaps in global preparedness, critical capacities needed for a safer...
May 10, 2024 · Respiratory tract infections are major contributors to the global disease burden. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) holds potential as a rapidly deployable framework to understand respiratory pathogen transmission and inform policy on infection control.
May 15, 2024 · Shahul H Ebrahim. Avinash Sharma. Esam I Azhar. Alimuddin Zumla. Open Access Published: May 15, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667 (24)00103-8. Proactive surveillance for avian influenza H5N1 and other priority pathogens at mass gathering events.
5 days ago · Improved bioinformatics tools, open-data practices, and global resources for pathogen identification could be invaluable to identify subsequent genetic invasions in existing invasion ranges, as well as invasion routes and primary invasions in novel environments.