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Global Health Economics and
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REVIEW ARTICLE
Medical microbiological diagnosis of sports-

accidental infections: promoting global peace,
quality health, and entrepreneurship; through

One Health approach

Benjamin Niriwa Pulle * , Mark Anthony Azongo 3 , Kofi Korankye ,
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James Dumba 4 , Deborah Ampofo , Solomon Saka Allotey 4 , Helina Gyamea ,
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Mabel Kissiwah Asafo , Semefa Alorvi 4 , Elorm Kwame Nyinaku 4 ,
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Benjamin Asare-Kyei , Mohammed M. Ibrahim , Simon Agongo Azure 4 ,
Joseph Tabiri , and Doogu Jonas 6
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1 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health, Ministry of Health, Yamfo, Ahafo

Region, Ghana
Abstract
Most diseases acquired from sporting activities are accidental and often influenced
by environmental factors. Neglecting the environment in disease prevention is
Academic editor: counterproductive. This was evident during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic when
Mihajlo Jakovljevic M.D. Ph.D. MAE many sporting activities were halted. Medical laboratory diagnostics, particularly
*Corresponding author: microbiological techniques, detect infectious agents and help contain diseases, thereby
Benjamin Pulle Niriwa fostering a healthy environment for entrepreneurship. Using a One Health approach,
(benjamin.pulee@cohy.edu.gh) this review highlights the dual role of sporting activities in promoting healthy living and
Citation: Pulle, B.N., Azongo, M.A., facilitating the spread of pathogens. Although sports are widely recognized for enhancing
Korankye, K., Dumba, J., Ampofo, D., health, the link between microbiology and sports, and their combined roles in promoting
Allotey, S.S., et al. (2025). Medical
microbiology diagnosis of sports- global peace, quality health, and entrepreneurship, is not well understood. To address
accidental infections helps promote this knowledge gap, the main objective of this review is to examine the relationship
global peace, quality health, and between sports-accidental infections and their impact on global peace, health, and
entrepreneurship: A One Health
approach. Global Health Econ entrepreneurship. This review employs a combination of life experiences, observations, and
Sustain, 3(1):14-37. literature analysis, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings reveal
https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.2904 various types of sports-accidental infections, including gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin,
blood-borne, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative infections. The results indicate that
Received: February 7, 2024 microbial infections significantly impair athletic performance, often necessitating a “return-
Accepted: June 12, 2024 to-sport” strategy, where athletes must fully recover before resuming sports activities.
Published online: October 15, Sports-accidental infections are also associated with sudden deaths among athletes on
2024 the field, negatively affecting health, peace, and entrepreneurship. Microbiology plays
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). a significant role in diagnosing, treating, and managing sports-accidental infections.
This is an Open Access article Through medical laboratory diagnostics, such as microbiological investigations, many
distributed under the terms of the pandemics, including COVID-19, have been contained. Identifying infectious agents
Creative Commons Attribution
License, permitting distribution, enables effective preventive measures, helping restore peace and health, and supporting
and reproduction in any medium, economic activities. The review offers eight recommendations that aim to foster a safer,
provided the original work is healthier, and more resilient sports environment, benefitting individual athletes and
properly cited. promoting broader societal goals of health, peace, and economic growth.
Publisher’s Note: AccScience
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regard to jurisdictional claims in Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Diagnosis; Global peace; Entrepreneurship; Medical
published maps and institutional microbiology; Quality health; Promote; Sports-accidental infections
affiliations.

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