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Cross-Border Threats to Health

Cross-border infectious disease threats pose new challenges for national and global public health prevention and response. The evolving nature of infectious disease threat with the potential to cross geopolitical boundaries includes novel zoonotic outbreaks with pandemic potential, the possibility of a non-state actor developing bioterrorism capabilities, and the emerging threat associated with the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Papers submitted under this section include analysis and discussion of systems developed and measures undertaken to identify/mitigate/control the cross-border spread of infectious disease (including but not restricted to COVID-19) and reflections on differences between countries in policy, strategy, and operational implementation of programs to address disease outbreaks with an emphasis on transferable lessons. We also invite papers on the implementation and effectiveness of global measures to control cross-border threats (such as proposed changes to the International Health Regulations and proposed pandemic accord), including analyses of how geopolitical interests influence development of such measures. Studies (analyses and commentaries) on existing and proposed bilateral, multilateral, and multistakeholder global financing platforms for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response are also welcome; as are studies of international cooperation in all aspects of cross-border infectious disease management (prevention, preparedness, mitigation, vaccines, vaccine trials, therapeutics, medical supplies, surveillance, data-sharing).

Finally, papers on research and financing efforts to reduce the burden of infectious disease regardless of cross-border importance are also welcome, provided they address how globalization is influencing both disease burden and research and financing measures to prevent or control such outbreaks.

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  1. The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is one of the most terrifying disasters of the twenty-first century. The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to control the spread of the disease had numerou...

    Authors: Issakha Diallo, Rawlance Ndejjo, Mamadou Makhtar Mbacké Leye, Landry Egbende, Andrew Tusubira, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Manel Fall, Noel Namuhani, Marc Bosonkie, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Youssoupha Ndiaye, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Ndeye Mareme Sougou, Segun Bello, Omar Bassoum, Ziyada Babirye…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:36
  2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrants arriving in host countries irregularly have not infrequently been perceived as increasing the COVID-19 burden. Italy is a transit and destination country for migrants who...

    Authors: Leuconoe Grazia Sisti, Anteo Di Napoli, Alessio Petrelli, Alessandra Diodati, Andrea Cavani, Concetta Mirisola and Gianfranco Costanzo
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:32
  3. Identifying common factors that affect public adherence to COVID-19 containment measures can directly inform the development of official public health communication strategies. The present international longit...

    Authors: Yuen Yu Chong, Wai Tong Chien, Ho Yu Cheng, Demetris Lamnisos, Jeļena Ļubenko, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Marios Constantinou, Christiana Nicolaou, Savvas Papacostas, Gökçen Aydin, Francisco J. Ruiz, Maria B. Garcia-Martin, Diana P. Obando-Posada, Miguel A. Segura-Vargas, Vasilis S. Vasiliou…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:25
  4. Hepatitis B is a global public health concern, and modifiable risk factors can accelerate progression of this disease. The burden of hepatitis B attributable to modifiable risk factors has not been well evalua...

    Authors: Minmin Wang, Liang Yan, Jia Wang, Yinzi Jin and Zhi-Jie Zheng
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:23
  5. Common discourse in public health and preventive medicine frames non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, as diseases of ‘lifestyle’; the choice of terminology implies that t...

    Authors: Lenore Manderson and Sara Jewett
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:13
  6. Previous evidence shows that antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread are not always perfectly correlated within and between countries. We conducted an ecological analysis to evaluate how demog...

    Authors: Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta, Federico Puglisi and Antonella Agodi
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:12
  7. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is composed of ten Southeast Asian countries bound by socio-cultural ties that promote regional peace and stability. South Asia, located in the southern subregion...

    Authors: Fajar Sofyantoro, Andri Frediansyah, Dwi Sendi Priyono, Wahyu Aristyaning Putri, Nur Indah Septriani, Nastiti Wijayanti, Winda Adipuri Ramadaningrum, Safaa A. Turkistani, Mohammed Garout, Mohammed Aljeldah, Basim R. Al Shammari, Ameen S. S. Alwashmi, Amal H. Alfaraj, Abdulsalam Alawfi, Amer Alshengeti, Maha H. Aljohani…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:9
  8. Parents are exposed to breastmilk substitutes and baby foods marketing on the internet and social media, which hinders adequate breastfeeding and complementary feeding. This study identifies digital marketing ...

    Authors: Pedro Javier Mota-Castillo, Mishel Unar-Munguía, Andrea Santos-Guzmán, Marena Ceballos-Rasgado, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Simón Barquera, Matthias Sachse Aguilera, Fernanda Cobo Armijo and Anabelle Bonvecchio
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:8
  9. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has induced a significant global concern on mental health. However few studies have measured the ability of individuals to “withstand setbacks, adapt positively...

    Authors: Martin C. S. Wong, Junjie Huang, Harry H. X. Wang, Jinqiu Yuan, Wanghong Xu, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Hao Xue, Lin Zhang, Johnny Y. Jiang, Jason L. W. Huang, Ping Chen, Zhihui Jia, Erlinda Palaganas, Pramon Viwattanakulvanid, Ratana Somrongthong, Andrés Caicedo…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2023 19:1
  10. This paper highlights the gap in the use of genomic data of Africans for global research efforts for disease cures. Genomic data represents an important tool used in disease research for understanding how dise...

    Authors: Olabode Ebenezer Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Ayomide Oluwadarasimi Adebesin and Ahmad O. Babalghith
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:103
  11. Cervical cancer screening is vital for its prevention. Adherence is a crucial indicator that implies the individual willingness to take cervical cancer screening. We aimed to estimate the global and regional a...

    Authors: Wanting Zhang, Kai Gao, Freya J. I. Fowkes, Davies Adeloye, Igor Rudan, Peige Song, Mingjuan Jin and Kun Chen
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:101
  12. In the past few decades, globalization has rendered more frequent and intensive population movement between countries, which has changed the original disease spectrum and brought a huge health impact on the gl...

    Authors: Qiang Xu, Zhi-Wei Li, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Meng-Yang Liu, Jin-Long Wang, Hai-Yang Zhang, Li-Ping Wang, Xiu-Hua Guo, Li-Qun Fang and Wei Liu
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:97
  13. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing in sub-Saharan African countries, where 96% of global malaria deaths occur. This study aimed to investigate the disease burden ...

    Authors: Zhuo Li, Junyi Shi, Na Li, Minmin Wang, Yinzi Jin and Zhi-jie Zheng
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:90
  14. Several governments have introduced taxes on products with high sugar content as part of their obesity prevention strategies. Bermuda is the first jurisdiction to apply such measures in the Caribbean – a regio...

    Authors: Sarah Williams, Sarah E. Hill and Oyinlola Oyebode
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:89
  15. The pervasive nature and colonial foundations of neoliberalism has significant ramifications for Indigenous health, globally. Not only does neoliberalism undermine Indigenous collectivist values by emphasising...

    Authors: Brianna Poirier, Sneha Sethi, Dandara Haag, Joanne Hedges and Lisa Jamieson
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:61
  16. Private entities play a major role in health globally. However, their contribution has not been fully optimized to strengthen delivery of public health services. The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health sy...

    Authors: Steven N. Kabwama, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka, Mala Ali Mapatano, Olufunmilayo I. Fawole, Ibrahima Seck, Alice Namale, Rawlance Ndejjo, Susan Kizito, Fred Monje, Marc Bosonkie, Landry Egbende, Segun Bello, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Magbagbeola D. Dairo, Ayo S. Adebowale, Mobolaji M. Salawu…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:60
  17. Apart from infecting a large number of people around the world and causing the death of many people, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have changed the healthcare processes of other diseases by changing the alloc...

    Authors: Vahid Mogharab, Mahshid Ostovar, Jakub Ruszkowski, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, Rajeev Shrestha, Uzair Yaqoob, Poorya Aryanpoor, Amir Mohammad Nikkhoo, Parasta Heidari, Athar Rasekh Jahromi, Esmaeil Rayatdoost, Anwar Ali, Farshid Javdani, Roohie Farzaneh, Aref Ghanaatpisheh, Seyed Reza Habibzadeh…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:58
  18. Uncertainties surrounding the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) remain a major global health challenge and requires attention. Researchers and medical experts have made remarkable efforts to reduce the number ...

    Authors: Amarachukwu Felix Ebubeogu, Chamberline Ekene Ozigbu, Kholoud Maswadi, Azizi Seixas, Paulinus Ofem and Donaldson F. Conserve
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:37

    The Correction to this article has been published in Globalization and Health 2022 18:47

  19. Viral infections are emerging with diverse clinical relevance both in endemic environments and non-endemic regions of the world. Some of the viruses cause co-infections that are of public health importance. Th...

    Authors: Hope Onohuean, Eric O. Aigbogun Jr and Bright E. Igere
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:36
  20. Governance processes play an important role in shaping the formulation and implementation of policy measures such as restrictions on marketing of ultra-processed foods. However, there is limited analysis of th...

    Authors: Sirinya Phulkerd, Yandisa Ngqangashe, Jeff Collin, Anne-Marie Thow, Ashley Schram, Carmen Huckel Schneider and Sharon Friel
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:29
  21. Adolescence can be difficult to navigate and the post-conflict environment in Jaffna Province, Sri Lanka compounds existing issues for adolescents. Conduct problems, hyperactivity along with emotional problems...

    Authors: Josephine Thirumagal Sivashankar, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Shannon Doherty and Nalini Sathiakumar
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:27
  22. The African continent hosts many industrial mining projects, and many more are planned due to recent prospecting discoveries and increasing demand for various minerals to promote a low-carbon future. The extra...

    Authors: Hermínio Cossa, Dominik Dietler, Eusébio Macete, Khátia Munguambe, Mirko S. Winkler and Günther Fink
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:7

    The Correction to this article has been published in Globalization and Health 2022 18:22

  23. Diagnostic testing for the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains a challenge around the world, especially in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) with poor socio-economi...

    Authors: Zamathombeni Duma, Anil A. Chuturgoon, Veron Ramsuran, Vinodh Edward, Pragalathan Naidoo, Miranda N. Mpaka-Mbatha, Khethiwe N. Bhengu, Nomzamo Nembe, Roxanne Pillay, Ravesh Singh and Zilungile L. Mkhize-Kwitshana
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:5
  24. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an avalanche of scientific studies, drawing on many different types of data. However, studies addressing the effectiveness of government actions against COVID-19, especially no...

    Authors: Michael A. Stoto, Abbey Woolverton, John Kraemer, Pepita Barlow and Michael Clarke
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2022 18:2
  25. In Tonga, import duties were lowered on tinned fish and seafood in 2013 and raised on soft drinks, dripping and other animal fats. Additional import duties were applied to soft drinks and dripping and other fa...

    Authors: Colin Bell, Catherine Latu, Elisiva Na’ati, Wendy Snowdon, Marj Moodie and Gade Waqa
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:136
  26. Understanding the differences in timing and composition of physical distancing policies is important to evaluate the early global response to COVID-19. A physical distancing intensity monitoring framework comp...

    Authors: Jeff Lane, Arianna Rubin Means, Kevin Bardosh, Anna Shapoval, Ferruccio Vio, Clive Anderson, Anya Cushnie, Norbert Forster, Jenny Ledikwe, Gabrielle O’Malley, Shreshth Mawandia, Anwar Parvez, Lucy Perrone and Florindo Mudender
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:124
  27. The major threat to human societies posed by undernutrition has been recognised for millennia. Despite substantial economic development and scientific innovation, however, progress in addressing this global ch...

    Authors: Jonathan C. K. Wells, Akanksha A. Marphatia, Gabriel Amable, Mario Siervo, Henrik Friis, J. Jaime Miranda, Hinke H. Haisma and David Raubenheimer
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:119
  28. The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations globally.

    Authors: Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Patraporn Tungpunkom, Farhana Sultana, Sheikh M. Alif, Biswajit Banik, Masudus Salehin, Bindu Joseph, Louisa Lam, Mimmie Claudine Watts, Sabria Jihan Khan, Sherief Ghozy, Sek Ying Chair, Wai Tong Chien, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona, Nashwa El-Khazragy…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:117
  29. Understanding how the development of obesogenic food environments and the consumption of ultra-processed foods and beverages influence each other can help policymakers to identify effective ways to curb the cu...

    Authors: Fabrizio Ferretti, Michele Mariani and Elena Sarti
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:91
  30. The initial research requirements in pandemics are predictable. But how is it possible to study a disease that is so quickly spreading and to rapidly use that research to inform control and treatment?

    Authors: Jonathon P. Fanning, Srinivas Murthy, Nchafatso G. Obonyo, J. Kenneth Baillie, Steve Webb, Heidi J. Dalton and John F. Fraser
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:84
  31. Lagos state is the industrial nerve centre of Nigeria and was the epicentre of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria as it is now for the current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak. This paper describes how ...

    Authors: Akin Abayomi, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Munir Bankole, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Bamidele Mutiu, John Olawepo, Morakinyo Senjobi, Oluwakemi Odukoya, Lanre Aladetuyi, Chioma Ejekam, Akinsanya Folarin, Madonna Emmanuel, Funke Amodu, Adesoji Ologun, Abosede Olusanya, Moses Bakare…
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:79
  32. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the leading global source of added sugar intake and their consumption is associated with negative health outcomes, such as diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and o...

    Authors: Marco Zenone, Diego Silva, Julia Smith and Kelley Lee
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:72
  33. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is closely associated with physical and mental health problems; however, little is known about the severity of stigma caused by COVID-19 among its survivors. Thus, the aim o...

    Authors: Yuan Yuan, Yan-Jie Zhao, Qing-E Zhang, Ling Zhang, Teris Cheung, Todd Jackson, Guo-Qing Jiang and Yu-Tao Xiang
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:54
  34. Due to the implementation of social distancing and quarantine measures, loneliness has been a major public health concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have examined loneliness in Chinese ...

    Authors: Li Bao, Wen-Tian Li and Bao-Liang Zhong
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:51
  35. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 mutants might lead to European border closures, which impact on trade and result in serious economic losses. In April 2020, similar border closures were observed during the first SA...

    Authors: Florian Gehre, Hakim Lagu, Emmanuel Achol, Michael Katende, Jürgen May and Muna Affara
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:49
  36. To explore the influences of digital media use on the core symptoms, emotional state, life events, learning motivation, executive function (EF) and family environment of children and adolescents diagnosed with...

    Authors: Lan Shuai, Shan He, Hong Zheng, Zhouye Wang, Meihui Qiu, Weiping Xia, Xuan Cao, Lu Lu and Jinsong Zhang
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:48
  37. Alcohol harms are rising globally, and alcohol policies, where they exist, are weak or under-developed. Limited progress has been made since the formulation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Strate...

    Authors: Mary Madden and Jim McCambridge
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:45
  38. The possibility of psychopathological symptoms and related risk factors among normal persons and patients infected during the outbreak of COVID-19 has been widely investigated. The mental health outcomes of th...

    Authors: Zhiyang Zhang, Yi Feng, Rui Song, Di Yang and Xuefei Duan
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:44
  39. The negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on public mental health can be persistent and substantial over a long period of time, but little is known regarding what psychological factors or processes can buffer s...

    Authors: Yuen Yu Chong, Wai Tong Chien, Ho Yu Cheng, Angelos P. Kassianos, Andrew T. Gloster and Maria Karekla
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:43
  40. Italy was the first European country to implement a national lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide, this pandemic had a huge impact on the mental health of people in many countries causing simil...

    Authors: Leonardo Villani, Roberta Pastorino, Enrico Molinari, Franco Anelli, Walter Ricciardi, Guendalina Graffigna and Stefania Boccia
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:39
  41. Mental burden due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been widely reported for the general public and specific risk groups like healthcare workers and different patient populations. We aimed to assess its impact on...

    Authors: Angela M. Kunzler, Nikolaus Röthke, Lukas Günthner, Jutta Stoffers-Winterling, Oliver Tüscher, Michaela Coenen, Eva Rehfuess, Guido Schwarzer, Harald Binder, Christine Schmucker, Joerg J. Meerpohl and Klaus Lieb
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:34
  42. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted adversely upon the mental health of millions of people worldwide. Impacts on the mental health conditions and the associated predictors relating to adults in Pakist...

    Authors: Tooba Lateef, Jiyao Chen, Muhammad Tahir, Teba Abdul Lateef, Bryan Z. Chen, Jizhen Li and Stephen X. Zhang
    Citation: Globalization and Health 2021 17:32