Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-22DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101222
Michael E DeWitt, Jennifer J Wenner, Brinkley R Bellotti, Joshua A Manuel, Cindy Toler, Elizabeth Palavecino, Candice J McNeil
{"title":"Promise and peril: doxycycline prophylaxis and the spread of resistance among diverse populations.","authors":"Michael E DeWitt, Jennifer J Wenner, Brinkley R Bellotti, Joshua A Manuel, Cindy Toler, Elizabeth Palavecino, Candice J McNeil","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101222"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101197
Nicole Borel, David Longbottom, Gilbert Greub, Sarah Albini, Daisy Vanrompay, Karine Laroucau
{"title":"Zoonotic infections due to avian Chlamydia abortus: what are we missing?","authors":"Nicole Borel, David Longbottom, Gilbert Greub, Sarah Albini, Daisy Vanrompay, Karine Laroucau","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chlamydia abortus is an obligate intracellular bacterium primarily affecting ruminants and causing reproductive failures in sheep and goats. As a recognised zoonotic pathogen, C abortus can cause obstetric and respiratory infections in humans, with severe consequences in pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals. Previous studies have identified novel C abortus strains in avian species, closely related to the zoonotic Chlamydia psittaci, with some strains associated with cases of human pneumonia. In this Personal View, we review the evolving taxonomy of C abortus in light of these novel avian strains, propose subspecies distinctions, and describe the different zoonotic risks associated with both avian and ruminant strains. Challenges in diagnostics, host preference, and case detection are discussed, emphasising the need for a One Health approach to fully understand and mitigate these risks. With increasing reports of human C abortus infections, precise strain classification and differentiation between avian and ruminant subspecies, along with targeted surveillance, are essential to limit their zoonotic transmission.</p>","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101197"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-19DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101216
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, Jessica Oreoluwa Oga, Chizaram Onyeaghala
{"title":"Is there really a need for another global body for pandemic preparedness?","authors":"Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene, Jessica Oreoluwa Oga, Chizaram Onyeaghala","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101216"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-19DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101208
Annaleise R Howard-Jones, Dominic E Dwyer, Bart J Currie, Jen Kok
{"title":"Understanding the virological complexity and importance of One Health surveillance for zoonotic flaviviruses.","authors":"Annaleise R Howard-Jones, Dominic E Dwyer, Bart J Currie, Jen Kok","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101208","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101208"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-15DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101215
Elias Mossialos, Sabiha Essack, Ian Mackay, Michael Anderson
{"title":"A layered strategy for tackling antimicrobial resistance: the Swiss cheese model for policy, prevention, and engagement.","authors":"Elias Mossialos, Sabiha Essack, Ian Mackay, Michael Anderson","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101215","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":" ","pages":"101215"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet MicrobePub Date : 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101063
Benjamin Davido MD PhD , Blair Merrick MBChB , Prof Ed Kuijper MD PhD , Nicolas Benech MD PhD , Lena M Biehl MD PhD , Silvia Corcione MD PhD , European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Host and Microbiota Interactions (ESGHAMI)
{"title":"How can the gut microbiome be targeted to fight multidrug-resistant organisms?","authors":"Benjamin Davido MD PhD , Blair Merrick MBChB , Prof Ed Kuijper MD PhD , Nicolas Benech MD PhD , Lena M Biehl MD PhD , Silvia Corcione MD PhD , European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Host and Microbiota Interactions (ESGHAMI)","doi":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101063","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101063","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rise of antimicrobial resistance presents a challenge to public health, undermines the efficacy of antibiotics, and compromises the management of infectious diseases. Gut colonisation by multidrug-resistant organisms, such as multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates, as well as health-care costs. Of late, the role of the gut microbiome in combating colonisation by multidrug-resistant organisms, which could precede invasive infection, has garnered interest. Innovative interventions, including faecal microbiota transplantation, probiotics, phage therapy, and bacterial consortia, represent potential preventive or therapeutic options to counteract colonisation by multidrug-resistant organisms. In this Personal View, we have synthesised the current findings on these interventions and elucidated their potential as solutions to the crisis of antimicrobial resistance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46633,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Microbe","volume":"6 8","pages":"Article 101063"},"PeriodicalIF":20.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143473344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}