pandemic pathogens

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Candida auris, an imposter among us?

28 september 2023

Abstract The last two years we have experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since pandemics have been a part of the history of humanity, we can be certain of new pandemics to appear, even more frequently than in the past, due to growth in the human population, increased travel,…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Monkeypox virus

28 september 2023

Abstract Beginning in May 2022, there was a sudden increase in mpox infections worldwide. For a short time, there was concern that this infection, like COVID-19, would spread rampantly. Fortunately, the outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) has been brought under control and is now largely gone. Still, it…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Ebola virus

24 november 2022

History of Ebola virus Ebolavirus (EBOV) is a member of the family of the Filoviridae together with five other genera: Marburgvirus, Cuevavirus, Dianlovirus, Striavirus and Thamnovirus. Importantly, novel filoviruses of unknown pathogenic potential continue to be discovered by global surveillance programs. Filoviridae are filamentous virions containing a negative sense RNA…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: MERS virus

01 september 2022

In the last two years we have experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our lives and hospitals. Pandemics are part of the history of humanity and we can be certain that in the future new pandemics will appear. In fact, due to the growth in the human population,…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

01 juli 2022

In the last two years we have experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our lives and hospitals. Pandemics are part of the history of humanity and we can be certain that in the future new pandemics will appear. In fact, due to the growth in the human population,…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Nipah virus

01 maart 2022

In the last two years we have experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our lives and hospitals. Pandemics are part of the history of humanity and we can be certain that in the future new pandemics will appear. In fact, due to the growth in the human population,…

Potential pandemic pathogens series: Zika virus

01 maart 2022

In the last two years we have experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our lives and hospitals. Pandemics are part of the history of humanity and we can be certain that in the future new pandemics will appear. In fact, due to the growth in the human population,…