Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024
Traditional
mosquito
identification
methods,
relied
on
microscopic
observation
and
morphological
characteristics,
often
require
significant
expertise
experience,
which
can
limit
their
effectiveness.
This
study
introduces
a
self-supervised
learning-based
image
classification
model
using
the
Bootstrap
Your
Own
Latent
(BYOL)
algorithm,
designed
to
enhance
species
efficiently.
The
BYOL
algorithm
offers
key
advantage
by
eliminating
need
for
labeled
data
during
pretraining,
as
it
autonomously
learns
important
features.
During
fine-tuning,
requires
only
small
fraction
of
achieve
accurate
results.
Our
approach
demonstrates
impressive
performance,
achieving
over
96.77%
accuracy
in
analysis,
with
minimized
both
false
positives
negatives.
Additionally,
model's
overall
accuracy,
measured
area
under
ROC
curve,
surpasses
99.55%,
highlighting
its
robustness
reliability.
A
notable
finding
is
that
fine-tuning
just
10%
produces
results
comparable
full
dataset.
particularly
valuable
resource-limited
settings
limited
access
advanced
equipment
expertise.
provides
practical
solution
identification,
overcoming
challenges
traditional
such
time-consuming
process
reliance
specialized
knowledge
healthcare
services.
Overall,
this
supports
personnel
resource-constrained
environments
facilitating
vector
density
analysis
paving
way
future
methodologies.
The Lancet Microbe,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 100939 - 100939
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
SummaryWastewater
surveillance
holds
great
promise
as
a
sensitive
method
to
detect
spillover
of
zoonotic
infections
and
early
pandemic
emergence,
thereby
informing
risk
mitigation
public
health
response.
Known
viruses
with
potential
are
shed
in
human
stool
or
urine,
both,
the
experiences
SARS-CoV-2,
monkeypox
virus,
Zika
virus
highlight
feasibility
community-based
wastewater
for
that
have
different
transmission
routes.
We
reviewed
shedding
data
prototype
representing
viral
families
concern
estimate
likely
sensitivity
compared
clinical
surveillance.
examined
how
on
detection,
together
genetic
sequences
animal
faecal
biomarkers,
could
be
used
identify
adaptation.
The
opportunities
challenges
associated
global
prevention
pandemics
described
this
Personal
View,
focusing
low-income
middle-income
countries,
where
emergence
is
highest.
propose
research
agenda
ensure
an
equitable
sustainable
solution
these
challenges.
Journal of Travel Medicine,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
31(5)
Опубликована: Май 29, 2024
As
global
travel
resumed
in
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
endemicity,
the
potential
of
aircraft
wastewater
monitoring
to
provide
early
warning
trends
for
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
variants
and
other
infectious
diseases,
particularly
at
international
air
hubs,
was
recognized.
We
therefore
assessed
compared
feasibility
testing
from
inbound
airport
terminals
18
pathogens
including
SARS-CoV-2
Singapore,
a
popular
hub
Asia.
Microorganisms,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(2), С. 238 - 238
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Geographical
variations
in
infectious
diseases
create
differences
public
health
priorities
between
high-
and
low-income
countries.
Low-
middle-income
countries
(LMICs)
face
resource
constraints
that
limit
adherence
to
international
monitoring
standards
for
wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE).
The
development
of
low-cost
WBE
programs,
such
as
those
detect
SARS-CoV-2,
offers
LMICs
a
promising
tool
pathogens
local
concern.
In
this
work,
we
summarize
important
wastewater
biomarkers
their
associated
challenges,
ranging
from
causing
gastroenteritis
putative
markers
plant
linked
food
safety,
well
antimicrobial
resistance.
We
raise
awareness
the
great
potential
highlight
critical
markers,
research
needs,
strategies
necessary
establish
tailored
surveillance
programs.
Pathogens,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(9), С. 756 - 756
Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024
Climate
change
is
no
longer
a
hypothetical
problem
in
the
Caribbean
but
new
reality
to
which
regional
public
health
systems
must
adapt.
One
of
its
significant
impacts
increased
transmission
infectious
diseases,
such
as
dengue
fever,
endemic
region,
and
presence
