Infectious diseases have greatly affected the development of human history, owing to their unpredictable zoonotic characteristics. The recording of infectious diseases epidemic data provides information on disease transmission trends and enables research on the risk of penitential epidemics and the mechanisms of transmission of infectious diseases.
The collection of data on contagious diseases offers valuable quantitative evidence to support effective pandemic control strategies. This section of Zoonoses was originally established to provide monthly updates on global trends in major infectious diseases, accompanied by brief epidemiological summaries. Beginning in 2025, these updates will be published twice yearly.
These articles present timely summaries of infectious disease data collected and analysed by a clinical laboratory team from the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Designed to support public health awareness and clinical reference, they provide observational updates on disease trends rather than original scientific research. While grounded in current data and medical reporting, these articles are not peer-reviewed research studies, but instead offer structured, regular insights compiled for informational and archival purposes.
Annual Summary of Global Infectious Diseases in 2024
Zoonoses is fully open access journal for research scientists, physicians, veterinarians, and public health professionals working on diverse disciplinaries of zoonotic diseases.
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