Objective:To investigate the clinical features and epidemiology of diarrhea patients and analyze the current distribution of enteropathogens causing diarrhea in a comprehensive hospital in Beijing,China,in 2023.Materi...Objective:To investigate the clinical features and epidemiology of diarrhea patients and analyze the current distribution of enteropathogens causing diarrhea in a comprehensive hospital in Beijing,China,in 2023.Materials and Methods:From April to October 2023,we enrolled patients with diarrheal diseases who visited the gastrointestinal Clinic in our hospital.The patients'demographic,epidemiological,and clinical features were obtained via a questionnaire.Stool samples were examined for 20 enteropathogens by multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing.Results:We enrolled 260 patients;men and adults accounted for 55.77%and 95.77%of the patients,respectively.The median age was 37 years.Eighty-four enteropathogens,72 bacteria and 12 viruses,were identified in 74 patients.Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli was the predominant agent.Patients with and without pathogens detected in stool samples showed no significant differences in age,sex,gastrointestinal symptoms,and stool characteristics.Possible food-related events were recorded in 57.31%of the patients.Leukocyte counts in patients with bacterial infections were higher than those of patients with viral infections and those with no detected pathogens(p<0.05).Seasonality of bacterial distribution was observed(p<0.05).Conclusion:Bacteria were predominant pathogens among the diarrhea patients.The incidence of diarrhea was related to hot weather and foodborne illness.Bacterial diarrhea may cause systemic infection.The clinical symptoms of infectious diarrhea were usually non-specific and unrelated to the type of infection.Timely and comprehensive multi-pathogen surveillance might be helpful to detect suspected pathogens and promote epidemic prevention and control.展开更多
Hand,foot and mouth disease(HFMD)was reported in May 2,2008 to be the 38th legally notifiable disease in China's National Notifiable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System.In order to solve the infection,an ext...Hand,foot and mouth disease(HFMD)was reported in May 2,2008 to be the 38th legally notifiable disease in China's National Notifiable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System.In order to solve the infection,an extensive three-level HFMD surveillance laboratory network was established.In this study,the framework of that network is assessed and the incidence of HFMD in China from 2008 to 2017 is reported using a descriptive epidemiologic method.During these 10 years,a series of techniques have been widely applied in all the network laboratories.Using information and material obtained from the network,a virus bank and database containing 18,238 viruses were established.Nationally,18,184,834 HFMD cases,including 152,436 severe cases and 3633 fatal cases,were reported in mainland of China.The average annual incidence in the population was 133.99/100,000 people,with a maximum incidence of 205.06/100,000 people in 2014.The incidence and mortality rates of HFMD were the highest in children aged 1–2 years.The numbers of reported cases fluctuated,with a high incidence observed every 2 years.An overall increase in the number of reported cases was also observed throughout the study period.Despite this,the incidence of severe cases and the mortality rate have been decreasing.High-risk regions are located in southern,eastern,and central China.Two peaks of HFMD infection cases were observed annually except for Northeast China.Different proportions of enterovirus serotypes were observed during the studied years.The predominant enterovirus varies from year to year,but the disease severity is always closely related to the specific serotype.EV-A71 is the dominant serotype associated with severe and fatal cases,with constituent ratios of 70.03%and 92.23%,respectively.The studied highly sensitive and efficient surveillance network provides information that is critical for prevention and control of the disease.It is extremely necessary and important to continuously conduct extensive virological surveillance for HFMD.展开更多
Objective Since HFMD was designated as a class C communicable disease in May 2008,18 months surveillance data have been accumulated to December 2009.This article was to describe the distribution of HFMD for age,sex,ar...Objective Since HFMD was designated as a class C communicable disease in May 2008,18 months surveillance data have been accumulated to December 2009.This article was to describe the distribution of HFMD for age,sex,area,and time between 2008 and 2009,to reveal the characteristics of the epidemic.Methods We analyzed weekly reported cases of HFMD from May 2008 to December 2009,and presented data on the distribution of age,sex,area and time.A discrete Poisson model was used to detect spatial-temporal clusters of HFMD.Results More than 1 065 000 cases of HFMD were reported in China's Mainland from May 2008 to December 2009 (total incidence:12.47 per 10 000).Male incidence was higher than female for all ages and 91.9% of patients were 5 years old.The incidence was highest in Beijing,Shanghai,Zhejiang and Hainan.The highest peak of HFMD cases was in April and the number of cases remained high from April to August.The spatial-temporal distribution detected four clusters.Conclusion Children 5 years old were susceptible to HFMD and we should be aware of their vulnerability.The incidence was higher in urban than rural areas,and an annual pandemic usually starts in April.展开更多
Kashin-Beck disease(KBD)is an endemic osteoarthropathy.Its distribution region covers a long and narrow belt on the Pacific side and belongs to continental climate with short summer,long frost period,and large tempera...Kashin-Beck disease(KBD)is an endemic osteoarthropathy.Its distribution region covers a long and narrow belt on the Pacific side and belongs to continental climate with short summer,long frost period,and large temperature differences between day and night.In particular,KBD patients are typically scattered in the rural areas with seasonal features such as cold winters and rainy autumns.Etiological studies have demonstrated that the carrier of pathogenic factors is the grains produced in endemic areas.Risk factors for KBD include fungal contamination of grains due to poor storage conditions associated with cold weather.The epidemiological characteristics of KBD include agricultural area,early age of onset,gender equality,family aggregation,regional differences,and annual fluctuations.A series of preventive measures have been successfully taken in the past decades.National surveillance data indicate that the annual incidence of KBD is gradually declining.展开更多
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)has emerged as the most common liver disorder worldwide mainly attributed to the epidemic spread of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Although it is considered a benign disea...Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)has emerged as the most common liver disorder worldwide mainly attributed to the epidemic spread of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Although it is considered a benign disease,NAFLD can progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis,liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Most data regarding the epidemiology of NAFLD-related HCC are derived from cohort and population studies and show that its incidence is increasing as well as it is likely to emerge as the leading indication for liver transplantation,especially in the Western World.Although cirrhosis constitutes the main risk factor for HCC development,in patients with NAFLD,HCC can arise in the absence of cirrhosis,indicating specific carcinogenic molecular pathways.Since NAFLD as an underlying liver disease for HCC is often underdiagnosed due to lack of sufficient surveillance in this population,NAFLDHCC patients are at advanced HCC stage at the time of diagnosis making the management of those patients clinically challenging and affecting their prognostic outcomes.In this current review,we summarize the latest literature on the epidemiology,other than liver cirrhosis-pathogenesis,risk factors and prognosis of NAFLD-HCC patients.Finally,we emphasize the prevention of the development of NAFLD-associated HCC and we provide some insight into the open questions and issues regarding the appropriate surveillance policies for those patients.展开更多
Background Respiratory infectious diseases(RIDs)remain a pressing public health concern,posing a signifcant threat to the well-being and lives of individuals.This study delves into the incidence of seven primary RIDs ...Background Respiratory infectious diseases(RIDs)remain a pressing public health concern,posing a signifcant threat to the well-being and lives of individuals.This study delves into the incidence of seven primary RIDs dur‑ing the period 2017-2021,aiming to gain deeper insights into their epidemiological characteristics for the purpose of enhancing control and prevention strategies.Methods Data pertaining to seven notifable RIDs,namely,seasonal infuenza,pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB),mumps,scarlet fever,pertussis,rubella and measles,in the mainland of China between 2017 and 2021 were obtained from the National Notifable Disease Reporting System(NNDRS).Joinpoint regression software was utilized to analyze temporal trends,while SaTScan software with a Poisson probability model was used to assess seasonal and spatial patterns.Results A total of 11,963,886 cases of the seven RIDs were reported during 2017-2021,and yielding a fve-year aver‑age incidence rate of 170.73 per 100,000 individuals.Among these RIDs,seasonal infuenza exhibited the highest aver‑age incidence rate(94.14 per 100,000),followed by PTB(55.52 per 100,000),mumps(15.16 per 100,000),scarlet fever(4.02 per 100,000),pertussis(1.10 per 100,000),rubella(0.59 per 100,000),and measles(0.21 per 100,000).Males experi‑enced higher incidence rates across all seven RIDs.PTB incidence was notably elevated among farmers and individu‑als aged over 65,whereas the other RIDs primarily afected children and students under 15 years of age.The inci‑dences of PTB and measles exhibited a declining trend from 2017 to 2021(APC=−7.53%,P=0.009;APC=−40.87%,P=0.02),while the other fve RIDs peaked in 2019.Concerning seasonal and spatial distribution,the seven RIDs displayed distinct characteristics,with variations observed for the same RIDs across diferent regions.The proportion of laboratory-confrmed cases fuctuated among the seven RIDs from 2017 to 2021,with measles and rubella exhibit‑ing higher proportions and mumps and scarlet fever showing lower proportions.Conclusions The incidence of PTB and measles demonstrated a decrease in the mainland of China between 2017 and 2021,while the remaining fve RIDs reached a peak in 2019.Overall,RIDs continue to pose a signifcant public health challenge.Urgent action is required to bolster capacity-building eforts and enhance control and prevention strategies for RIDs,taking into account regional disparities and epidemiological nuances.With the rapid advancement of high-tech solutions,the development and efective implementation of a digital/intelligent RIDs control and pre‑vention system are imperative to facilitate precise surveillance,early warnings,and swift responses.展开更多
Colitis-associated colorectal cancer(CAC)is defined as a specific cluster of colorectal cancers that develop as a result of prolonged colitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).Patients with IBD,includin...Colitis-associated colorectal cancer(CAC)is defined as a specific cluster of colorectal cancers that develop as a result of prolonged colitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).Patients with IBD,including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease,are known to have an increased risk of developing CAC.Although the incidence of CAC has significantly decreased over the past few decades,individuals with CAC have increased mortality compared to individuals with sporadic colorectal cancer,and the incidence of CAC increases with duration.Chronic inflammation is generally recognized as a major contributor to the pathogenesis of CAC.CAC has been shown to progress from colitis to dysplasia and finally to carcinoma.Accumulating evidence suggests that multiple immune-mediated pathways,DNA damage pathways,and pathogens are involved in the pathogenesis of CAC.Over the past decade,there has been an increasing effort to develop clinical approaches that could help improve outcomes for CAC patients.Colonoscopic surveillance plays an important role in reducing the risk of advanced and interval cancers.It is generally recommended that CAC patients undergo endoscopic removal or colectomy.This review summarizes the current understanding of CAC,particularly its epidemiology,mechanisms,and management.It focuses on the mechanisms that contribute to the development of CAC,covering advances in genomics,immunology,and the microbiome;presents evidence for management strategies,including endoscopy and colectomy;and discusses new strategies to interfere with the process and development of CAC.These scientific findings will pave the way for the management of CAC in the near future.展开更多
Rabies is an ancient disease.Two centuries since Pasteur,fundamental progress occurred in virology,vaccinology,and diagnostics—and an understanding of pathobiology and epizootiology of rabies in testament to One Hea...Rabies is an ancient disease.Two centuries since Pasteur,fundamental progress occurred in virology,vaccinology,and diagnostics—and an understanding of pathobiology and epizootiology of rabies in testament to One Health—before common terminological coinage.Prevention,control,selective elimination,and even the unthinkable—occasional treatment—of this zoonosis dawned by the twenty-first century.However,in contrast to smallpox and rinderpest,eradication is a wishful misnomer applied to rabies,particularly post-COVID-19 pandemic.Reasons are minion.Polyhostality encompasses bats and mesocarnivores,but other mammals represent a diverse spectrum of potential hosts.While rabies virus is the classical member of the genus,other species of lyssaviruses also cause the disease.Some reservoirs remain cryptic.Although global,this viral encephalitis is untreatable and often ignored.As with other neglected diseases,laboratory-based surveillance falls short of the notifiable ideal,especially in lower-and middleincome countries.Calculation of actual burden defaults to a flux within broad health economic models.Competing priorities,lack of defined,long-term international donors,and shrinking local champions challenge human prophylaxis and mass dog vaccination toward targets of 2030 for even canine rabies impacts.For prevention,all licensed vaccines are delivered to the individual,whether parenteral or oral–essentially‘one and done’.Exploiting mammalian social behaviors,future‘spreadable vaccines’might increase the proportion of immunized hosts per unit effort.However,the release of replication-competent,genetically modified organisms selectively engineered to spread intentionally throughout a population raises significant biological,ethical,and regulatory issues in need of broader,transdisciplinary discourse.How this rather curious idea will evolve toward actual unconventional prevention,control,or elimination in the near term remains debatable.In the interim,more precise terminology and realistic expectations serve as the norm for diverse,collective constituents to maintain progress in the field.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:81902112。
文摘Objective:To investigate the clinical features and epidemiology of diarrhea patients and analyze the current distribution of enteropathogens causing diarrhea in a comprehensive hospital in Beijing,China,in 2023.Materials and Methods:From April to October 2023,we enrolled patients with diarrheal diseases who visited the gastrointestinal Clinic in our hospital.The patients'demographic,epidemiological,and clinical features were obtained via a questionnaire.Stool samples were examined for 20 enteropathogens by multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing.Results:We enrolled 260 patients;men and adults accounted for 55.77%and 95.77%of the patients,respectively.The median age was 37 years.Eighty-four enteropathogens,72 bacteria and 12 viruses,were identified in 74 patients.Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli was the predominant agent.Patients with and without pathogens detected in stool samples showed no significant differences in age,sex,gastrointestinal symptoms,and stool characteristics.Possible food-related events were recorded in 57.31%of the patients.Leukocyte counts in patients with bacterial infections were higher than those of patients with viral infections and those with no detected pathogens(p<0.05).Seasonality of bacterial distribution was observed(p<0.05).Conclusion:Bacteria were predominant pathogens among the diarrhea patients.The incidence of diarrhea was related to hot weather and foodborne illness.Bacterial diarrhea may cause systemic infection.The clinical symptoms of infectious diarrhea were usually non-specific and unrelated to the type of infection.Timely and comprehensive multi-pathogen surveillance might be helpful to detect suspected pathogens and promote epidemic prevention and control.
基金supported by grants from the Key Technologies Research and Development Program from the Ministry of Science and Technology(grant numbers:2018ZX10713002,2017ZX10104001,and 2018ZX10713001-003).
文摘Hand,foot and mouth disease(HFMD)was reported in May 2,2008 to be the 38th legally notifiable disease in China's National Notifiable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System.In order to solve the infection,an extensive three-level HFMD surveillance laboratory network was established.In this study,the framework of that network is assessed and the incidence of HFMD in China from 2008 to 2017 is reported using a descriptive epidemiologic method.During these 10 years,a series of techniques have been widely applied in all the network laboratories.Using information and material obtained from the network,a virus bank and database containing 18,238 viruses were established.Nationally,18,184,834 HFMD cases,including 152,436 severe cases and 3633 fatal cases,were reported in mainland of China.The average annual incidence in the population was 133.99/100,000 people,with a maximum incidence of 205.06/100,000 people in 2014.The incidence and mortality rates of HFMD were the highest in children aged 1–2 years.The numbers of reported cases fluctuated,with a high incidence observed every 2 years.An overall increase in the number of reported cases was also observed throughout the study period.Despite this,the incidence of severe cases and the mortality rate have been decreasing.High-risk regions are located in southern,eastern,and central China.Two peaks of HFMD infection cases were observed annually except for Northeast China.Different proportions of enterovirus serotypes were observed during the studied years.The predominant enterovirus varies from year to year,but the disease severity is always closely related to the specific serotype.EV-A71 is the dominant serotype associated with severe and fatal cases,with constituent ratios of 70.03%and 92.23%,respectively.The studied highly sensitive and efficient surveillance network provides information that is critical for prevention and control of the disease.It is extremely necessary and important to continuously conduct extensive virological surveillance for HFMD.
文摘Objective Since HFMD was designated as a class C communicable disease in May 2008,18 months surveillance data have been accumulated to December 2009.This article was to describe the distribution of HFMD for age,sex,area,and time between 2008 and 2009,to reveal the characteristics of the epidemic.Methods We analyzed weekly reported cases of HFMD from May 2008 to December 2009,and presented data on the distribution of age,sex,area and time.A discrete Poisson model was used to detect spatial-temporal clusters of HFMD.Results More than 1 065 000 cases of HFMD were reported in China's Mainland from May 2008 to December 2009 (total incidence:12.47 per 10 000).Male incidence was higher than female for all ages and 91.9% of patients were 5 years old.The incidence was highest in Beijing,Shanghai,Zhejiang and Hainan.The highest peak of HFMD cases was in April and the number of cases remained high from April to August.The spatial-temporal distribution detected four clusters.Conclusion Children 5 years old were susceptible to HFMD and we should be aware of their vulnerability.The incidence was higher in urban than rural areas,and an annual pandemic usually starts in April.
文摘Kashin-Beck disease(KBD)is an endemic osteoarthropathy.Its distribution region covers a long and narrow belt on the Pacific side and belongs to continental climate with short summer,long frost period,and large temperature differences between day and night.In particular,KBD patients are typically scattered in the rural areas with seasonal features such as cold winters and rainy autumns.Etiological studies have demonstrated that the carrier of pathogenic factors is the grains produced in endemic areas.Risk factors for KBD include fungal contamination of grains due to poor storage conditions associated with cold weather.The epidemiological characteristics of KBD include agricultural area,early age of onset,gender equality,family aggregation,regional differences,and annual fluctuations.A series of preventive measures have been successfully taken in the past decades.National surveillance data indicate that the annual incidence of KBD is gradually declining.
文摘Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)has emerged as the most common liver disorder worldwide mainly attributed to the epidemic spread of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Although it is considered a benign disease,NAFLD can progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis,liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Most data regarding the epidemiology of NAFLD-related HCC are derived from cohort and population studies and show that its incidence is increasing as well as it is likely to emerge as the leading indication for liver transplantation,especially in the Western World.Although cirrhosis constitutes the main risk factor for HCC development,in patients with NAFLD,HCC can arise in the absence of cirrhosis,indicating specific carcinogenic molecular pathways.Since NAFLD as an underlying liver disease for HCC is often underdiagnosed due to lack of sufficient surveillance in this population,NAFLDHCC patients are at advanced HCC stage at the time of diagnosis making the management of those patients clinically challenging and affecting their prognostic outcomes.In this current review,we summarize the latest literature on the epidemiology,other than liver cirrhosis-pathogenesis,risk factors and prognosis of NAFLD-HCC patients.Finally,we emphasize the prevention of the development of NAFLD-associated HCC and we provide some insight into the open questions and issues regarding the appropriate surveillance policies for those patients.
文摘Background Respiratory infectious diseases(RIDs)remain a pressing public health concern,posing a signifcant threat to the well-being and lives of individuals.This study delves into the incidence of seven primary RIDs dur‑ing the period 2017-2021,aiming to gain deeper insights into their epidemiological characteristics for the purpose of enhancing control and prevention strategies.Methods Data pertaining to seven notifable RIDs,namely,seasonal infuenza,pulmonary tuberculosis(PTB),mumps,scarlet fever,pertussis,rubella and measles,in the mainland of China between 2017 and 2021 were obtained from the National Notifable Disease Reporting System(NNDRS).Joinpoint regression software was utilized to analyze temporal trends,while SaTScan software with a Poisson probability model was used to assess seasonal and spatial patterns.Results A total of 11,963,886 cases of the seven RIDs were reported during 2017-2021,and yielding a fve-year aver‑age incidence rate of 170.73 per 100,000 individuals.Among these RIDs,seasonal infuenza exhibited the highest aver‑age incidence rate(94.14 per 100,000),followed by PTB(55.52 per 100,000),mumps(15.16 per 100,000),scarlet fever(4.02 per 100,000),pertussis(1.10 per 100,000),rubella(0.59 per 100,000),and measles(0.21 per 100,000).Males experi‑enced higher incidence rates across all seven RIDs.PTB incidence was notably elevated among farmers and individu‑als aged over 65,whereas the other RIDs primarily afected children and students under 15 years of age.The inci‑dences of PTB and measles exhibited a declining trend from 2017 to 2021(APC=−7.53%,P=0.009;APC=−40.87%,P=0.02),while the other fve RIDs peaked in 2019.Concerning seasonal and spatial distribution,the seven RIDs displayed distinct characteristics,with variations observed for the same RIDs across diferent regions.The proportion of laboratory-confrmed cases fuctuated among the seven RIDs from 2017 to 2021,with measles and rubella exhibit‑ing higher proportions and mumps and scarlet fever showing lower proportions.Conclusions The incidence of PTB and measles demonstrated a decrease in the mainland of China between 2017 and 2021,while the remaining fve RIDs reached a peak in 2019.Overall,RIDs continue to pose a signifcant public health challenge.Urgent action is required to bolster capacity-building eforts and enhance control and prevention strategies for RIDs,taking into account regional disparities and epidemiological nuances.With the rapid advancement of high-tech solutions,the development and efective implementation of a digital/intelligent RIDs control and pre‑vention system are imperative to facilitate precise surveillance,early warnings,and swift responses.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program,No.2022YFC2504003Young Scholar Independent Innovation Science Fund of Chinese PLA General Hospital,No.22QNCZ020Medical Science and Technology Young Scholar Fostering Fund,No.21QNPY109.
文摘Colitis-associated colorectal cancer(CAC)is defined as a specific cluster of colorectal cancers that develop as a result of prolonged colitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).Patients with IBD,including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease,are known to have an increased risk of developing CAC.Although the incidence of CAC has significantly decreased over the past few decades,individuals with CAC have increased mortality compared to individuals with sporadic colorectal cancer,and the incidence of CAC increases with duration.Chronic inflammation is generally recognized as a major contributor to the pathogenesis of CAC.CAC has been shown to progress from colitis to dysplasia and finally to carcinoma.Accumulating evidence suggests that multiple immune-mediated pathways,DNA damage pathways,and pathogens are involved in the pathogenesis of CAC.Over the past decade,there has been an increasing effort to develop clinical approaches that could help improve outcomes for CAC patients.Colonoscopic surveillance plays an important role in reducing the risk of advanced and interval cancers.It is generally recommended that CAC patients undergo endoscopic removal or colectomy.This review summarizes the current understanding of CAC,particularly its epidemiology,mechanisms,and management.It focuses on the mechanisms that contribute to the development of CAC,covering advances in genomics,immunology,and the microbiome;presents evidence for management strategies,including endoscopy and colectomy;and discusses new strategies to interfere with the process and development of CAC.These scientific findings will pave the way for the management of CAC in the near future.
文摘Rabies is an ancient disease.Two centuries since Pasteur,fundamental progress occurred in virology,vaccinology,and diagnostics—and an understanding of pathobiology and epizootiology of rabies in testament to One Health—before common terminological coinage.Prevention,control,selective elimination,and even the unthinkable—occasional treatment—of this zoonosis dawned by the twenty-first century.However,in contrast to smallpox and rinderpest,eradication is a wishful misnomer applied to rabies,particularly post-COVID-19 pandemic.Reasons are minion.Polyhostality encompasses bats and mesocarnivores,but other mammals represent a diverse spectrum of potential hosts.While rabies virus is the classical member of the genus,other species of lyssaviruses also cause the disease.Some reservoirs remain cryptic.Although global,this viral encephalitis is untreatable and often ignored.As with other neglected diseases,laboratory-based surveillance falls short of the notifiable ideal,especially in lower-and middleincome countries.Calculation of actual burden defaults to a flux within broad health economic models.Competing priorities,lack of defined,long-term international donors,and shrinking local champions challenge human prophylaxis and mass dog vaccination toward targets of 2030 for even canine rabies impacts.For prevention,all licensed vaccines are delivered to the individual,whether parenteral or oral–essentially‘one and done’.Exploiting mammalian social behaviors,future‘spreadable vaccines’might increase the proportion of immunized hosts per unit effort.However,the release of replication-competent,genetically modified organisms selectively engineered to spread intentionally throughout a population raises significant biological,ethical,and regulatory issues in need of broader,transdisciplinary discourse.How this rather curious idea will evolve toward actual unconventional prevention,control,or elimination in the near term remains debatable.In the interim,more precise terminology and realistic expectations serve as the norm for diverse,collective constituents to maintain progress in the field.