Abstract

This collection highlights diverse advancements in pathogen detection and infectious disease outbreak management. It covers the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in prediction, alongside cutting-edge genomic epidemiology and metagenomics for high-resolution characterization. Further, it explores innovations in biosensor and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-based technologies, point-of-care diagnostics, and environmental surveillance methods like wastewater monitoring. The articles collectively emphasize enhanced public health responses through rapid identification, accurate forecasting, and effective surveillance strategies.