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Surveillance and Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Infections
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Surveillance and Control of Foodborne and Waterborne Infections

A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 5385

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

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Veterinary Public Health Center For Asia Pacific and Department of Food Animal Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Interests: epidemiology; food safety and security; infectious disease modeling; prediction and forecast models
Dr. Rokshana Parvin

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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
Interests: zoonotic infections; avian influenza virus; avian corona virus; molecular virology; avian pathology
Dr. Phitsanu Tulayakul

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Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
Interests: environmental toxicology; food safety; mycotoxins; veterinary public health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The hazards associated with foodborne and waterborne infections are a major public health concern worldwide. Effective surveillance and control strategies are crucial for reducing disease burden. Understanding disease epidemiology and risk factors, as well as developing effective monitoring systems, rapid detection methods, and accurate prediction tools are all critical for disease surveillance and control. Research from various disciplines is necessary in formulating effective surveillance and control measures and programs.

This Special Issue will feature original research articles providing an insight into the epidemiology, surveillance, and control of foodborne and waterborne diseases.

  • Epidemiology study that supports the formulation of an efficient surveillance and control system (e.g., spatial epidemiology, molecular characterization, and outbreak situation)
  • Transmission, dynamic, detection, and diagnosis of disease;
  • Molecular characterization and genomic evolution of pathogens;
  • Sampling strategies and detection methods that potentially support surveillance and control systems;
  • Climate and environmental factors contributing to the incidence of disease;
  • Implementation and impact of control measures in controlling disease occurrences;
  • Disease risk modeling;
  • Disease risk communications and participatory epidemiology;
  • Evaluation of disease surveillance and controls and analyzing surveillance data for decision making;
  • Prediction and forecast models for future disease occurrences.

We welcome manuscripts from different disciplines, including medicine and public health, veterinary medicine and public health, environmental health, policy analysis, and data science.

Dr. Veerasak Punyapornwithaya
Dr. Rokshana Parvin
Dr. Phitsanu Tulayakul
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • foodborne diseases
  • waterborne diseases
  • surveillance and control
  • epidemiology 
  • early detection and pathogen characterization
  • control measures
  • disease risk modeling 
  • prediction and forecast models

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Molecular Epidemiology and Surveillance of Human Adenovirus and Rotavirus A Associated Gastroenteritis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
by Saleh Eifan, Islam Nour, Atif Hanif, Abdulkarim Alhetheel and Ibrahim Al-Ashkar
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8(5), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8050279 - 15 May 2023
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In Saudi Arabia, acute gastroenteritis (GE) is a common illness affecting children and adults; however, the extent to which human rotavirus A (HRV) and human adenovirus (HAdV) strains contribute to the condition is unclear. The surveillance of the GE-causing viruses, HRV and HadV, [...] Read more.
In Saudi Arabia, acute gastroenteritis (GE) is a common illness affecting children and adults; however, the extent to which human rotavirus A (HRV) and human adenovirus (HAdV) strains contribute to the condition is unclear. The surveillance of the GE-causing viruses, HRV and HadV, was performed using polymerase chain reaction, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis at King Khalid University Hospital. The associations between virus prevalence and meteorological factors were analyzed. The prevalence of HAdV was recorded (7%), followed by HRV (2%). On a gender basis, HAdV infections were found to be dominant in females (5:2) (U = 407.5; p < 0.0001), whereas HRV was only detected in males (U = 50; p < 0.0001). A significantly higher HAdV prevalence was recorded at the age of 3.5 ± 0.63 years (21.1%; p = 0.00047), whereas HRV cases were found equally distributed between <3 years and 3–5 years. The highest HAdV prevalence was recorded in autumn, followed by winter and spring. A significant correlation was detected between humidity and the total number of recorded cases (p = 0.011). Phylogenetic analysis depicted the dominance of HAdV type 41 and the G2 lineage of HRV among circulating strains. The current study uncovered the epidemiology and genotypes of HRV and HadV, and provided forecasting equations for monitoring climatic-mediated outbreaks. Full article
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of the General Population toward the Old-New Outbreak of Cholera in a Developing Country
by Marwan Akel, Fouad Sakr, Chadia Haddad, Aline Hajj, Hala Sacre, Rony M. Zeenny, Jihan Safwan and Pascale Salameh
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8(4), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040236 - 20 Apr 2023
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Background: In October 2022, the first case of cholera since 1993 was recorded in Lebanon. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward cholera infection and its prevention among the general population in [...] Read more.
Background: In October 2022, the first case of cholera since 1993 was recorded in Lebanon. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward cholera infection and its prevention among the general population in Lebanon and identify the associated factors related to the KAP assessment to guide prevention and awareness strategies. The nation’s already precarious healthcare system might become overwhelmed by the response to the cholera outbreak. Therefore, evaluating the level of cholera-related KAP among the Lebanese population is crucial since it directly affects the disease’s treatment, control, and prevention. Methods: This online cross-sectional study was carried out between October and November 2022 during the cholera outbreak in Lebanon. Snowball sampling was used to recruit 448 adults living in Lebanon. Results: The suggested KAP scales had adequate structural and convergent validity and were internally consistent. The disease knowledge was inversely associated with the reluctance to receive educational information (β = −1.58) and cigarette smoking (β = −1.31) but positively associated with the female gender (β = 1.74) and awareness of vaccine availability and efficacy (β = 1.34). For attitude, healthcare professionals were less frightened than others (β = 2.69). Better practices were related to better knowledge (β = 0.43), while inadequate practices were associated with getting information from social media (β = −2.47). Conclusions: This study could identify notable gaps in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices, which varied according to participant characteristics. Cholera incidence can be reduced by improved community education and training, increased access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene amenities, and changes in behavior. These findings warrant additional actions by public health stakeholders and governmental authorities to promote better practices and curb disease transmission. Full article
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