Reviewing the review

Mark F Cotton¹, Andrew C Whitelaw^{2

3}, Ute Hallbauer^{4

5}, Colleen Bamford⁶, Wolfgang Preiser^{3

7}, Nishi Prabdial-Sing⁸, Nicola Page^{9

10}

Affiliations

¹ Family Center for Research with Ubuntu, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
⁵ Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
⁶ Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁷ Division of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁸ Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁹ Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹⁰ National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Editorial

Mark F Cotton et al. S Afr J Infect Dis. 2025.

. 2025 Dec 20;40(1):786.

doi: 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.786. eCollection 2025.

Mark F Cotton¹, Andrew C Whitelaw^{2

3}, Ute Hallbauer^{4

5}, Colleen Bamford⁶, Wolfgang Preiser^{3

7}, Nishi Prabdial-Sing⁸, Nicola Page^{9

10}

¹ Family Center for Research with Ubuntu, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
⁵ Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
⁶ Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁷ Division of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁸ Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁹ Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹⁰ National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.

No abstract available

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