As part of activities that were carried out at the University Hospital of Puebla (HUP) for the International Day of Chemistsrector Lilia Cedillo Ramírez presented the conference “Challenges of Microbiology in the 21st Century”, in the main hall of this hospital.
In the presence of the director of HUP Mary Virginia Ortega Alexanderand Deputy Medical Director María Guadalupe González González, as well as chemists and students, Rector recalled that the progress of medical sciences in the treatment of certain diseases, just as the eradication of smallpox and poliomyelitis provided some optimism about the emergence of new infectious diseases.
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In contrast to this position,The emergence of diseases such as AIDS or the coronavirus, among other multidrug-resistant bacterial strains demonstrated the error of this prediction. So, methat among the challenges currently facing chemists and microbiologists highlights the high variability of the influenza virus and the existence of many animal reservoirs, especially birds, which represent a real threat for future pandemics.
So far this century, He stated that SARS CoV-2 is one of the major public health challenges, especially since it still represents an uncertain future, as some aspects of the immune system and its interaction with the virus are unknown, except that long-term effect of vaccines and the appearance of new variants is not completely controlled.
Given this panorama, Dr. Cedillo Ramírez made various suggestions for measures such as strengthening at the primary and hospital levels microbiological and epidemiological surveillance systems for the influenza virus, SARS CoV-2, parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses,yes, as well as an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted infections.
He also spoke in favor of strengthening cooperation between institutions dedicated to research in the field of health; take measures to ensure the storage and retrieval of supplies for emergency care; improve diagnostic techniques; continuously evaluate the effectiveness of antivirals as well as revise policies regarding the training of human resources specialists in emerging and re-emerging infections.
