WHO watches ‘disease X’ virus could cause global pandemic Every country should watch closely.
The Medical Genome Centre, Ramathibodi Hospital has released a Facebook page. Center for Medical Genomics indicates that the World Health Organization has updated List of Major Pathogens This can cause outbreaks and epidemics worldwide. 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 not yet sufficiently known, which could potentially cause a major international epidemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest statement will update its list of critical pathogens. This 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 poised to spread from animals to people.
WHO is updating the list to lead global public, private and NGO investments in advanced research and development (R&D), particularly in vaccines. Laboratory testing and treatment to ensure that products can be used in a timely manner when an outbreak occurs.
The update process began in late October 2022, involving more than 300 scientists from around the world working together to analyze evidence of the virus family. and more than 24 bacterial families, focusing on strains for which there is 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 plenty of mammalian viruses. which are ready to spread to people if there is an opportunity
This list was first published in 2017 and was last prioritized in 2018. The current list includes:
COVID-19, Crimean haemorrhagic fever, Ebola and Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Nipah and Henipaviruses, Rift Valley fever, Zika and X.L disease 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 for researchers around the world. that all forces should be focused on addressing threats to people at the local, national and global levels
For the Medical Genome Center, Ramathibodi Hospital, it is preparing to decode variants from DNA, RNA extracted from samples of various types of infected people. or from the environment Then analyzed to find out which strain of microbe or virus it is. from the sample within a week to meet the needs of emerging diseases and “Soke X”
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