Decoding Infection and Transmission: Deciphering the mystery of infectious diseases from data-based research
Jun Cao, Lubin Jiang, Louis H. Miller
Abstract
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, are a continuous threat to humans. Infectious disease itself is results of multifactorial effects, and a multidisciplinary research field. How to utilize multi-resource data for infectious disease prevention and control remains a great challenge in the current information age and big data era. The global output of infectious diseases research has recently poured and there is a critical need for dedicated journals to share and communicate the cutting-edge findings and latest knowledge from basic, clinical medical sciences and public health aspects at an international level. Nevertheless, there are few international peer-reviewed journals that focus on analysis, decoding and utilization of epidemiological, biological, functional and -omics data associated with infectious diseases. Decoding Infection and Transmission, a gold open-access, peer-reviewed journal, is therefore launched, which is dedicated to the rapid publication and global dissemination of the latest research findings about the characteristics and mechanisms of pathogenic infections and disease transmission, aims to bridge the gap between research scientists, clinical physicians, public health professionals and veterinarians working in diverse infectious diseases, and will dedicate to building an academic community of leading scientist working on infectious diseases. Welcome contributions.