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Diagnosing Emerging Fungal Threats: A One Health Perspective

Pria N Ghosh1,2, Matthew C Fisher1, Kieran A Bates1,3

  • 1Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

Frontiers in Genetics
|September 27, 2018
PubMed

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Emerging fungal pathogens pose a significant global threat. This paper reviews high-throughput technologies for improved identification and monitoring of these critical fungal threats.

Area of Science:

  • Mycology and Epidemiology
  • Global Health Security

Background:

  • Emerging fungal pathogens present increasing risks to human health, ecosystems, food security, and economies.
  • Factors contributing to increased fungal disease outbreaks include environmental change, global transport, and antifungal drug use.
  • Current identification and monitoring methods are insufficient to address emerging fungal threats.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss current high-throughput technologies for fungal pathogen identification.
  • To explore new platforms for integrating diverse data types for epidemiological strategies.
  • To focus on strategies for emerging fungal pathogens affecting wildlife.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current high-throughput technologies in fungal pathogen detection.
  • Discussion of novel platforms integrating multi-omics and epidemiological data.
  • Analysis of data integration for practical epidemiological strategies.

Main Results:

  • Identification of key high-throughput technologies for fungal pathogen surveillance.
  • Highlighting the potential of integrated data platforms for enhanced monitoring.
  • Emphasis on the need for unified approaches to manage emerging fungal threats.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced technologies are crucial for effective identification and monitoring of emerging fungal pathogens.
  • Integrated data strategies are essential for practical epidemiological interventions.
  • A unified approach is necessary to mitigate the impact of fungal diseases on global health and ecosystems.
Keywords:
diagnosticsdisease ecologyemerging fungal pathogensepidemiologygenomicsmycosesnext generation sequencingone health

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