AUTHOR=Schmidtchen Artur , Nadeem Aftab , Mirza Haris , Wallblom Karl , Raina Deepak Bushan , Shannon Oonagh , Petrlova Jitka , Puthia Manoj TITLE=Editorial: Advancements in translational models: bridging basic infection research and clinical applications JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1730195 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2025.1730195 ISSN=2296-858X