The importance of microbiology reference laboratories and adequate funding for infectious disease surveillance

IF 23.8 1区医学 Q1 MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Lancet Digital Health Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI:10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00241-3

David Shaw MBBCh , Raquel Abad Torreblanca PhD , Zahin Amin-Chowdhury MSc , Adriana Bautista BSc , Desiree Bennett PhD , Karen Broughton MSc , Carlo Casanova PhD , Eun Hwa Choi MD , Heike Claus PhD , Mary Corcoran PhD , Simon Cottrell PhD , Prof Robert Cunney MB , Lize Cuypers PhD , Tine Dalby PhD , Heather Davies NZCS , Linda de Gouveia NatDipMedTech , Ala-Eddine Deghmane PhD , Stefanie Desmet PhD , Mirian Domenech PhD , Prof Richard Drew MD , Prof Angela B Brueggemann DPhil

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Abstract

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.

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微生物学参考实验室和传染病监测资金充足的重要性。

微生物参考实验室在公共卫生系统中发挥着至关重要的作用。这一作用在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间尤为明显。在本观点中，我们强调微生物参考实验室的重要性，并强调它们提供的有利于国家和国际公共卫生的数字数据和专业知识的类型。我们还强调国际合作伙伴之间监测行动的价值，这些伙伴共同努力，分享、分析和解释数据，然后及时传播其发现。微生物参考实验室在区域、国家和国际各级具有重大影响，对这些实验室的持续支持对于大流行时期和非大流行时期的公共卫生都至关重要。

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Lancet Digital Health Multiple-

CiteScore

41.20

自引率

1.60%

发文量

232

审稿时长

13 weeks

期刊介绍： The Lancet Digital Health publishes important, innovative, and practice-changing research on any topic connected with digital technology in clinical medicine, public health, and global health. The journal’s open access content crosses subject boundaries, building bridges between health professionals and researchers.By bringing together the most important advances in this multidisciplinary field,The Lancet Digital Health is the most prominent publishing venue in digital health. We publish a range of content types including Articles,Review, Comment, and Correspondence, contributing to promoting digital technologies in health practice worldwide.