WHO eyes ‘disease X’ virus that could cause a global pandemic Every country should watch closely.
The Medical Genome Center, Ramathibodi Hospital posted a Facebook page. Center for Medical Genomics indicates that the World Health Organization has updated List of major pathogens That can cause outbreaks and epidemics around the world. and countries should be vigilant One of them has a new emerging disease, ‘Soke X’ as follows.
What is disease X and why is the World Health Organization monitoring it so closely?
“SokeX” refers to unknown pathogenic microorganisms or viruses. or is still insufficiently known, which has the potential to cause a serious international epidemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest statement will update its list of critical pathogens. That can cause outbreaks and epidemics around the world. And countries should be closely monitored, WHO has included “Disease X” in the list.
There are 219 other viruses that are ready to spread from animals to people.
The WHO is updating the list to guide global public, private and NGO investments in advance research and development (R&D), particularly in vaccines. Laboratory testing and treatment to ensure products can be used in a timely manner when an outbreak occurs.
The update process started in late October 2022, bringing together over 300 scientists from around the world to analyze evidence of the virus family. and more than 24 bacterial families, focusing on strains for which there is currently no cure. There is still no vaccine to prevent it. first
There are currently at least 320,000 different viruses infecting mammals. But there are only “219” viruses known to infect and cause human disease, or just “0.06 percent,” meaning there are still many viruses from mammals. that are ready to spread across to people if there is an opportunity
This list was first published in 2017 and last prioritized in 2018. The current list includes:
COVID-19, Crimean hemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). , Nipah and Henipavirus, Rift Valley Fever, Zika and Disease X. The revised list of pathogens is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2023.
as information for researchers to deal with threats
This list of important pathogens It has become a reference point for researchers around the world. that all forces should be concentrated to deal with threats to people at local, national and global levels
For the Medical Genome Center, Ramathibodi Hospital, it is preparing to decode variants from DNA, RNA extracted from specimens from different types of infected people. or from the environment Then analyzed to find out which strain of microbe or virus it is. from the specimen within one week to meet the needs of emerging diseases and “Soke X”
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