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How is climate change impacting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and Malaria? This is a complex question to answer, now supported by a scoping review just launched by the World Health Organization Task Team. More studies and modelling efforts are needed to understand and anticipate the effects of climate change on these diseases. #climatechange #NTDs Link to article: https://lnkd.in/e_6EybUF

Today, a World Health Organization (WHO) Task Team on #ClimateChange, #NTDs and #Malaria, under the guidance of Dr. Socé Fall and with support from the global health philanthropy @Reaching the Last Mile launched the findings of a major scoping review on the current state of knowledge on the actual and potential impacts of human-induced changes to climate patterns on diseases including malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis and leishmaniasis. Published in our journal 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene', the unprecedented review of over 42,693 articles underscores that, while climate change is already leading to significant shifts in the prevalence, incidence, range, or intensity of malaria and a number of NTDs, there are significant gaps in evidence and understanding on the actual and potential impacts of human-induced changes to climate patterns on these diseases. The paper highlights what the Task Team has called a growing emergency, in that historical research in this area has focused on countries where there is, in fact, low disease burden and high access to quality healthcare. As a result, anticipated climate-driven shifts in these vector-borne diseases will be felt hardest in those communities disproportionately impacted by them.  Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-gvZDPA

𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a growing threat to global health, driven by factors like globalization and climate change. Discover how surveillance, vaccination, and international cooperation are key to preventing future outbreaks. Are we doing enough to safeguard public health? Read the full article to find out! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_rAMyXE #emerginginfectiousdiseases #globalhealth #publichealth #healthcareprofessionals #europeanhhm #EHHM

Recently, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, issued a public warning about the potential outbreak of a disease referred to as "Disease X". This disease is characterized by high fatality rates, rapid transmission, and easy mutability, making it a potential global pandemic threat. In the face of the risk of a global pandemic, proactive measures are needed to safeguard human health and safety. The experience with the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the necessity to continuously utilize new technologies and research to address potential global infectious diseases in the future. Ecobay's Far UVC provides a viable solution by effectively killing viruses and bacteria in the air and on surfaces, reducing the transmission risk of "Disease X" while being safe for human exposure and without concerns about viral variants. Let us join efforts in applying this technology to create a secure and healthy future for society. #Ecobay #Care222 #Faruvc #Pandemic #ClimateChange #DiseaseX #WHO https://lnkd.in/g4WFz6tn

World Economic Forum - Davos 2024 - Disease X: The 'fake pandemic' stoking the fire of right-wing conspiracies WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks and pandemics https://lnkd.in/gzVCPkW5 University of Nebraska Medical Center - What Is Disease X? How Scientists Are Preparing for the Next Pandemic #worldeconomicforum #wef #wef2024 #who #diseasex #nextpandemic #futurepandemic #WorldHealthOrganisation #WHO #zoonoticvirus #unknownpathogen

New scoping review by World Health Organization and Reaching the Last Mile highlight significant gaps in research and understanding on the impact of #climatechange on #malaria and #NTDs. We must reimagine the research agenda to safeguard our delicate gains against these preventable diseases! https://lnkd.in/eKMcivNt

Disease X does not exist – at least, not yet!! What to know about the hypothetical pandemic world leaders hope to prevent has been deliberated in World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland in Jan 2024.  The "X" means "unexpected," but that doesn't mean leaders aren't concerned with ensuring the world is ready in case a deadly virus strikes. Disease X's inclusion on the WHO priority list means that health officials believe there's a threat of an unknown (or long-forgotten) pathogen causing a serious international epidemic in the future The news ignited a heated debate on social media in the days leading up to the seminar, where conspiracy theories proliferated, with some warning that potential measures could parallel the shutdown orders put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2022, WHO launched a global scientific process to update the list of potentially deadly pathogens that require investment in research to develop effective vaccines, tests and treatments. The WHO was prompted to create the blueprint years ago after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,300 people between 2014 and 2016. More than 200 scientists from 53 countries joined the effort to independently evaluate 30 viral families, one core group of bacteria and the so-called "pathogen X," which WHO fears has the ability to trigger another severe global pandemic. The world leaders, public health professionals / epidemiologist and UNs organizations, institutions, donors etc... must not forget the existing pathogens, viruses which are not only causing mortalities and simultaneously responsible for socioeconomic #poverty in the families, communities and bringing down the health care delivery system in the countries.

#Article: The World Health Organization declared the #COVID19 #pandemic officially over in May 2023, but the disease continues to make media headlines. In the UK, for example, an outbreak of COVID-19 caused severe flight cancellations in late September at the country’s second biggest airport. In the US, cases are expected to rise over winter, which has triggered the government to re-introduce free at-home testing. Meanwhile, the EU is reportedly talking with Moderna about a new supply deal because of concerns over rising cases. COVID-19 has sometimes been referred to as a “black swan” event, although this description is something that has irritated Nassim Nicholas Taleb (who coined the term “black swan” in his 2007 best selling book with the same title). He said, “black swan” should not be a “cliché for any bad thing that surprises us” and pointed out that many had predicted the dangers of COVID-19 in January 2020, but no action was taken. Perhaps smaller pandemics had lulled the world into a false sense of security. “In recent years we’ve experienced SARS, MERS, and Ebola, but otherwise, the world hasn’t experienced a global health emergency on the scale of COVID-19 since the 1918 influenza outbreak,” says Andrew Burch, Executive Vice President of Nucleic Acid Products at TriLink BioTechnologies, part of Maravai LifeSciences. “We have learned how quickly a pandemic can begin and spread in the modern world.” Although the world was unprepared for COVID-19, lessons appear to have been learned, with actions already being taken to prepare for the next pandemic, whenever and whatever it may be. According to researchers, the chance of a pandemic in any given year is around 2 percent, but climate change’s effect on animal habitats is also increasing the risk of #zoonotic and #mosquito borne diseases. Over 50 percent of infectious diseases have reportedly been aggravated by climate change. And that means that the world – and the pharma industry – must be ready. Read more from The Medicine Maker, Stephanie Sutton 👇🏼

#virgieUpdate Why the next pandemic is inevitable, and how we can protect against it In 2020 and 2021, we have experienced one of the most difficult obstacles for centuries, the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this virus is definitely not the first nor the last to attack the human population. Still, infectious diseases are more harmful to us now than ever before. There are 7.9 billion people on the planet, many of them living in cities. These close quarters are where diseases thrive and multiply. With COVID-19, we saw how the world came to a standstill even though it was not as immediately dangerous as a pathogen could be. And despite its clearly damaging effects, we should anticipate more danger in the future. What is a pandemic? According to Merriam Webster, a pandemic is “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographical area and typically affects a significant proportion of the population.” Existing diseases There are many different kinds of diseases that are transmitted and attack the body in different ways. A few you may be familiar with are Ebola, COVID-19, smallpox, malaria, and influenza. How do they come about? Diseases often come from animal transfer. Many diseases already exist in the animal world and are transferred to humans through consumption. For example, it is thought that bats are the source of COVID-19. Genetic mutation When diseases are out in the open, survival of the fittest occurs. The disease will randomly genetically mutate to produce a new variant. If the mutation is more successful than the original, then it will spread through more people. How do we usually get rid of them? The usual method has been to isolate people who are sick from others in order to prevent contagion. In conjunction, scientists try to create a vaccine to protect against new infections. Vaccines You may think that vaccinations and isolation are the answer. However, vaccines take a long time to develop and distribute. Not to mention the problems with manufacturing and mutations. They cannot be the only response. Population In the past hundred years, our population has more than quadrupled. Owing to more close contact and less space, it is easier for contagious diseases to spread among us. Exponential technology We are also more in danger of diseases because of exponential technology. This is when technology improves at an extremely fast pace. For example, the first Apple computer was released in 1976. Some 45 years later, we have unbelievably more advanced tech devices. Synthetic biology Exponential technology is relevant because the field of synthetic biology is expanding extremely fast. Synbio is the field of biology that deals with reengineering organisms for a specific purpose, be it good or bad. **click to read more..💛