Immunosurveillance of Infectious Diseases as a Global Health Strategy
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 September 2023) | Viewed by 256
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Historical episodes of disease outbreaks revealed the necessity for discovering more accurate and precise biomarkers to be implemented as diagnostic and prognostic tools. Rapid and cost-effective assays are ideal for population screening, assisting policymakers in defining the best strategies for disease control. In this direction, determining anti-pathogen-specific antibody classes and subclasses in body fluids associated with pathogen isolation and detection methods are considered the gold standards for infectious disease diagnosis and prognosis.
Moreover, the host–pathogen interaction induces acute and chronic inflammatory events in most infections. Although the mechanisms underlying this interaction might be site-specific, critical systemic consequences could determine therapeutic success or disease severity. Clinicians could explore the intense release of inflammatory biomolecules as potential biomarkers associated with prognosis and disease outcomes. Co-infections and co-morbidities must also be considered when evaluating infectious disease outbreaks and population vulnerabilities. The delicate balance between an effective immune response and immunomodulatory pathways is essential for patient recovery and disease control.
Both original research and review articles are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Seroepidemiological studies for the evaluation of pathogen spread and disease control;
- Identification of pathogen carriers in populational studies using immunodiagnostic methods;
- Biomarkers as determinants of latent subclinical infections;
- Identification of serological markers in zoonotic disease transmission and control;
- Determination of biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of pathogen-associated cancers.
Prof. Dr. Lucio Roberto Cançado Castellano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diagnosis
- epidemiology
- serologic tests
- biomarkers
- infectious diseases
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