Genomic Epidemiology of Foodborne Pathogens

Dear Colleagues,

The ability to track the spatial and temporal distribution of pathogen genomes and their genetic variations by genomic epidemiologists has revolutionarised the capability to predict and prevent infectious diseases in humans and animals, as well as the speed and resolution of their global detection and control. This has been supported by the phenomenal pace of technical advancement in microbial genomics since 1995, when the first complete genome sequence of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae, was published. An outcome of this is that we can gain a more complete and deeper understanding of how pathogens cause disease, emerge, adapt to the host, and spread in human populations.

This special issue aims to provide a channel for the dissemination of current developments in genomic epidemiology to provide the best evidence of the health impact of, and the relative contribution of different genetic variants to foodborne infections. We invite the submission of manuscripts reporting research in topics such as:

- Genomics tools to track the spread of foodborne pathogens,

- Spread of foodborne pathogenic genetic variants in local and international communities,

- Sharing and dissemination of foodborne pathogen genetic information in databases,

- Programs and technology for foodborne pathogen genomic data generation, analysis, visualization and data sharing,

- Relative contribution of different foodborne pathogen sources to occurrence data from food, animals and the environment, and

- Linkage between microbial genotypes and foodborne disease phenotypes.

Dr. Patrick Njage
Guest Editor

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