Emerging Infectious Diseases and Strategies for Their Prevention and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Emerging infectious diseases are defined as infections based upon whether they have recently appeared within a population or those whose incidence or geographic range is rapidly increasing or threatens to increase in the near future. They can be caused by a variety of pathogens, and existing examples include SARS virus, SARS-CoV-2, MERS virus, filoviruses, hemorrhagic fever viruses, dengue virus, chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Candida auris. Emerging infectious diseases can have a serious public health impact if not detected and contained while they are localized and manageable, as was the case with COVID-19 pandemic.

We are pleased to invite you to submit articles related to the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, focusing on recent advances in the aforementioned fields. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: new pathogen identification; diagnosis and detection; outbreak investigation and management; infection prevention and control; vaccination; education and training.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Garyphallia Poulakou
Dr. Nikolaos Spernovasilis
Guest Editors

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