Course: Pathogen Genomics: A New Era in Global Health Surveillance and Strategy

To examine how research impacts policy-making and what lessons we have learnt as scientists and policymakers from the pandemic, we are going to focus over the next 2 steps on …

In this video lecture, Dr Euzebiusz Jamrozik discusses how to ethically collect and communicate data to prevent stigmatisation. Can you remember examples of media or organisation communications that lead to …

As the world becomes more integrated, the threat of disease outbreaks has become an increasing public health concern. The widespread availability of media and communication platforms and tools risks worsening …

Seasonal influenza (flu) vaccines are designed each year to protect against the virus types most likely to spread and cause illness during the upcoming season. The components of the vaccine …

In this video, Prof Christine Carrington, Dr Richard Orton and Dr Thanat Chookajorn look back to discuss the challenges that they faced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to …

In this video, Dr Farah Ishtiaq from the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, India shares her experience using wastewater sampling to investigate the diversity and distribution of pathogens which …

The cholera outbreak in Yemen is considered one of the largest in proportion and most protracted in duration ever recorded in recent history. The number of cases reported in the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought pathogen genomics into sharp relief, and the language of “variants”, “lineages”, and “mutations” has entered common parlance. The public is now very much aware of …

Tracking of wastewater has historically played an important role in the development of early warning systems (EWS) for various pathogens. Monitoring wastewater involves the collection and analysis of a pooled …

Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is severe acute pneumonia that occurs in sporadic or epidemic form and generally requires hospitalization. The bacterium L. pneumophila was first identified in 1977 as the cause …

What is Disease X? Disease X is the concept promoting preparedness for future pandemic events by stipulating potential pathogens capable of causing outbreaks on a large scale. The causative agent, …

Why is it important? Malaria, a vector-borne parasitic disease, is a major health and economic burden in several developing countries. Genomic surveillance has played an important role in the control …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when changes in bacteria cause the drugs used to treat infections to become less effective, has been largely driven by the misuse of antibiotics. The …

As we have seen in the previous step, a One Health approach involves connecting several disciplines and sectors, acknowledging that health is connected: the health of people is closely connected …

One Health is an approach to public health which recognises that people’s health is closely connected to the health of animals and the environment. It was developed in response to …