This is the first study of respiratory infections in Córdoba, Argentina, caused by endemic human coronavirus (HCoV)-OC43 and HCOV-229E, which circulated during 2011-2012 at a 3% rate, either as single or multiple infections. They were detected mainly in children, but HCoV-229E was also found in adults. HCoV-229E was detected in five out of 631 samples (0.8%), and HCoV-OC43 was found in 14 out of 631 (2.2%) samples. Clinical manifestations ranged from fever to respiratory distress, and a significant association of HCoV-229E with asthma was observed. Further studies and surveillance are needed to provide better clinical insights, early diagnosis, and medical care of patients, as well as to contribute to epidemiology modeling and prevention.

Biodiversity plays a crucial role in ecosystem functioning by providing essential benefits to people and improving their well-being, i.e., regulating material and non-material services; especially in cultural and natural rich landscapes, such as those found in Latin-American countries. Nevertheless, in spite of the utmost importance of sustaining human life, biodiversity is not only declining at unprecedented rates, but also this pervasive degradation has revealed both our mutual dependence and interconnectedness, with a profound need for a societal transformative change. To help meet this challenge, the aim of this work is to synthesise pertinent and state-of-the-art knowledge on biodiversity education by utilising a holistic approach and a Latin-American point of view, which will contribute towards understanding and targeting complex socio-ecological issues. The findings have unveiled an abundant number of studies in Latin American countries that have investigated the topic of teachers’ and students’ knowledge and their conceptions of biodiversity from both conventional scientific knowledge and interculturality. By promoting an integrative dialogue among these categories and their subcategories, several implications arose concerning scientists engaged in public outreach, environmental and sustainable development and science education researchers, those engaged in cultural studies, formal and non-formal education, and school teachers.

La biodiversidad es de gran importancia para los seres humanos porque gran parte de los beneficios que obtenemos de los ecosistemas dependen de la presencia, abundancia e interacciones de los seres vivos que los componen. El deterioro sin precedentes de la biodiversidad y las problemáticas ambientales derivadas de su alarmante y acelerada pérdida hacen que este constructo transversal cobre relevancia tanto para el ámbito científico como el educativo, especialmente en la formación docente. Desde una perspectiva didáctica y enfocados en las prácticas pedagógicas, reconocemos que las estrategias de enseñanza de la biodiversidad ponen en acción los saberes del profesorado para mediar con los procesos de aprendizaje de sus estudiantes. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es recopilar y sintetizar investigaciones que desarrollen estrategias para la enseñanza de la biodiversidad desde el conocimiento científico convencional con docentes en ejercicio y en formación inicial en Latinoamérica (entre los años 2004 y 2020). Las tendencias y puntos críticos de los hallazgos indican una abundancia de estudios en la región, con predominancia de contribuciones provenientes de Brasil, Colombia y Argentina, y una ligera mayoría de los llevados a cabo con docentes en formación inicial. Finalmente, aportamos algunas conclusiones e implicancias para la formación docente, las prácticas de enseñanza y la investigación educativa.