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Editor, Senior Moderator
Lancet Digit Health
. 2024 Dec 20:S2589-7500(24)00241-3.
doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00241-3. Online ahead of print. The importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance
David Shaw[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raquel Abad Torreblanca[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zahin Amin-Chowdhury[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Adriana Bautista[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Desiree Bennett[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Karen Broughton[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Carlo Casanova[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Eun Hwa Choi[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Heike Claus[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Mary Corcoran[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Simon Cottrell[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Robert Cunney[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Lize Cuypers[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Tine Dalby[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Heather Davies[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Linda de Gouveia[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Ala-Eddine Deghmane[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Stefanie Desmet[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Mirian Domenech[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Richard Drew[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Mignon du Plessis[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Carolina Duarte[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Kurt Fuursted[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Alyssa Golden[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Desiree Henares[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Birgitta Henriques-Normark[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Markus Hilty[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Steen Hoffmann[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Hilary Humphreys[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Susanne Jacobsson[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Christopher Johnson[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Keith A Jolley[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Aníbal Kawabata[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Jana Kozakova[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Karl G Kristinsson[SUP] 30 [/SUP], Pavla Krizova[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Alicja Kuch[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Shamez Ladhani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Thiên-Trí Lâm[SUP] 9 [/SUP], María Eugenia León Ayala[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Laura Lindholm[SUP] 33 [/SUP], David Litt[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Martin C J Maiden[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Irene Martin[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Delphine Martiny[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Wesley Mattheus[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Noel D McCarthy[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Mary Meehan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Susan Meiring[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Paula Mölling[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Eva Morfeldt[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Julie Morgan[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Robert Mulhall[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Carmen Muñoz-Almagro[SUP] 41 [/SUP], David Murdoch[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Martin Musilek[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Ludmila Novakova[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Shahin Oftadeh[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Amaresh Perez-Arguello[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Maria Dolores Pérez-Vázquez[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Monique Perrin[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Benoit Prevost[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Maria Roberts[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Assaf Rokney[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Merav Ron[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Olga Marina Sanabria[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Kevin J Scott[SUP] 49 [/SUP], Julio Sempere[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Lotta Siira[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Ana Paula Silva de Lemos[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Vitali Sintchenko[SUP] 50 [/SUP], Anna Skoczyńska[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Hans-Christian Slotved[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Andrew J Smith[SUP] 51 [/SUP], Muhamed-Kheir Taha[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Maija Toropainen[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Georgina Tzanakaki[SUP] 52 [/SUP], Anni Vainio[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Mark P G van der Linden[SUP] 53 [/SUP], Nina M van Sorge[SUP] 54 [/SUP], Emmanuelle Varon[SUP] 55 [/SUP], Julio Vazquez Moreno[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandra Vohrnova[SUP] 56 [/SUP], Anne von Gottberg[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Jose Yuste[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Angela B Brueggemann[SUP] 57 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Microbiology reference laboratories perform a crucial role within public health systems. This role was especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Viewpoint, we emphasise the importance of microbiology reference laboratories and highlight the types of digital data and expertise they provide, which benefit national and international public health. We also highlight the value of surveillance initiatives among collaborative international partners, who work together to share, analyse, and interpret data, and then disseminate their findings in a timely manner. Microbiology reference laboratories have substantial impact at regional, national, and international levels, and sustained support for these laboratories is essential for public health in both pandemic and non-pandemic times.
. 2024 Dec 20:S2589-7500(24)00241-3.
doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00241-3. Online ahead of print. The importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance
David Shaw[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raquel Abad Torreblanca[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zahin Amin-Chowdhury[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Adriana Bautista[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Desiree Bennett[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Karen Broughton[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Carlo Casanova[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Eun Hwa Choi[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Heike Claus[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Mary Corcoran[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Simon Cottrell[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Robert Cunney[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Lize Cuypers[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Tine Dalby[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Heather Davies[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Linda de Gouveia[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Ala-Eddine Deghmane[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Stefanie Desmet[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Mirian Domenech[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Richard Drew[SUP] 19 [/SUP], Mignon du Plessis[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Carolina Duarte[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Kurt Fuursted[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Alyssa Golden[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Desiree Henares[SUP] 23 [/SUP], Birgitta Henriques-Normark[SUP] 24 [/SUP], Markus Hilty[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Steen Hoffmann[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Hilary Humphreys[SUP] 25 [/SUP], Susanne Jacobsson[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Christopher Johnson[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Keith A Jolley[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Aníbal Kawabata[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Jana Kozakova[SUP] 29 [/SUP], Karl G Kristinsson[SUP] 30 [/SUP], Pavla Krizova[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Alicja Kuch[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Shamez Ladhani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Thiên-Trí Lâm[SUP] 9 [/SUP], María Eugenia León Ayala[SUP] 28 [/SUP], Laura Lindholm[SUP] 33 [/SUP], David Litt[SUP] 34 [/SUP], Martin C J Maiden[SUP] 27 [/SUP], Irene Martin[SUP] 21 [/SUP], Delphine Martiny[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Wesley Mattheus[SUP] 36 [/SUP], Noel D McCarthy[SUP] 37 [/SUP], Mary Meehan[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Susan Meiring[SUP] 38 [/SUP], Paula Mölling[SUP] 26 [/SUP], Eva Morfeldt[SUP] 39 [/SUP], Julie Morgan[SUP] 40 [/SUP], Robert Mulhall[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Carmen Muñoz-Almagro[SUP] 41 [/SUP], David Murdoch[SUP] 42 [/SUP], Martin Musilek[SUP] 31 [/SUP], Ludmila Novakova[SUP] 43 [/SUP], Shahin Oftadeh[SUP] 44 [/SUP], Amaresh Perez-Arguello[SUP] 45 [/SUP], Maria Dolores Pérez-Vázquez[SUP] 46 [/SUP], Monique Perrin[SUP] 47 [/SUP], Benoit Prevost[SUP] 35 [/SUP], Maria Roberts[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Assaf Rokney[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Merav Ron[SUP] 48 [/SUP], Olga Marina Sanabria[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Kevin J Scott[SUP] 49 [/SUP], Julio Sempere[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Lotta Siira[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Ana Paula Silva de Lemos[SUP] 22 [/SUP], Vitali Sintchenko[SUP] 50 [/SUP], Anna Skoczyńska[SUP] 32 [/SUP], Hans-Christian Slotved[SUP] 20 [/SUP], Andrew J Smith[SUP] 51 [/SUP], Muhamed-Kheir Taha[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Maija Toropainen[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Georgina Tzanakaki[SUP] 52 [/SUP], Anni Vainio[SUP] 33 [/SUP], Mark P G van der Linden[SUP] 53 [/SUP], Nina M van Sorge[SUP] 54 [/SUP], Emmanuelle Varon[SUP] 55 [/SUP], Julio Vazquez Moreno[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sandra Vohrnova[SUP] 56 [/SUP], Anne von Gottberg[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Jose Yuste[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Angela B Brueggemann[SUP] 57 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 39709282
- DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00241-3
Microbiology reference laboratories perform a crucial role within public health systems. This role was especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Viewpoint, we emphasise the importance of microbiology reference laboratories and highlight the types of digital data and expertise they provide, which benefit national and international public health. We also highlight the value of surveillance initiatives among collaborative international partners, who work together to share, analyse, and interpret data, and then disseminate their findings in a timely manner. Microbiology reference laboratories have substantial impact at regional, national, and international levels, and sustained support for these laboratories is essential for public health in both pandemic and non-pandemic times.