Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases
An important outcome of the devastating 2014 West African Ebola virus disease outbreak and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been the growing promotion of conducting research during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) as a valuable and acceptable process of acquiring knowledge to enhance o...
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| author | Tulio de Oliveira Robert F Breiman David Wang Judith N Wasserheit Peter MacGarr Rabinowitz Souleymane Mboup Richard Reithinger Luke Nyakarahuka Wesley C Van Voorhis Eric Osoro Silvia Situma Isaac Ngere Barnabas Bakamutumaho M Kariuki Njenga Michael Diamond Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday Adrianus C M Boon J S Schieffelin Gregory D Sempowski M Anthony Moody Nikos Vasilakis Kathryn A Hanley Carolyne Nasimiyu Henry Kyobe Bosa Sara E Woodson |
| author_facet | Tulio de Oliveira Robert F Breiman David Wang Judith N Wasserheit Peter MacGarr Rabinowitz Souleymane Mboup Richard Reithinger Luke Nyakarahuka Wesley C Van Voorhis Eric Osoro Silvia Situma Isaac Ngere Barnabas Bakamutumaho M Kariuki Njenga Michael Diamond Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday Adrianus C M Boon J S Schieffelin Gregory D Sempowski M Anthony Moody Nikos Vasilakis Kathryn A Hanley Carolyne Nasimiyu Henry Kyobe Bosa Sara E Woodson |
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| description | An important outcome of the devastating 2014 West African Ebola virus disease outbreak and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been the growing promotion of conducting research during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) as a valuable and acceptable process of acquiring knowledge to enhance our ability to better prevent and control these diseases in the future. Recognising the unique opportunity during outbreaks to leverage increases in cases over a short time interval and in a circumscribed area, we articulate a systematic process of conducting EID outbreak response research, highlighting knowledge gaps that should be prioritised, and measures that can be applied to mitigate numerous barriers commonly experienced during such times. We also highlight ethical considerations that must be addressed to minimise practices that continue to erode global confidence in sharing specimens and data. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-986f3d2c86a34ab5a07bb99a610c15622025-08-20T03:31:23ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082025-06-0110610.1136/bmjgh-2024-018297Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseasesTulio de Oliveira0Robert F Breiman1David Wang2Judith N Wasserheit3Peter MacGarr Rabinowitz4Souleymane Mboup5Richard Reithinger6Luke Nyakarahuka7Wesley C Van Voorhis8Eric Osoro9Silvia Situma10Isaac Ngere11Barnabas Bakamutumaho12M Kariuki Njenga13Michael Diamond14Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday15Adrianus C M Boon16J S Schieffelin17Gregory D Sempowski18M Anthony Moody19Nikos Vasilakis20Kathryn A Hanley21Carolyne Nasimiyu22Henry Kyobe Bosa23Sara E Woodson24Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaDepartment of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USACenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases-Epidemiology, Surveillance, Pathogenesis, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USAMedical School, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USAEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington Center for One Health, Seattle, Washington, USAInstitut de Recherche en Santé de Surveillance Epidémiologique et de Formations, Dakar, SenegalCenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases Network Coordinating Center, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USAEmerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, UgandaUnited World Antiviral Research Network, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USACenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases-East and Central Africa, Washington State University, Nairobi, KenyaPaul Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University Global Health Program-Kenya, Nairobi, KenyaWashington State University, Pullman, Washington, USAUganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, UgandaWashington State University, Pullman, Washington, USACenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases-Epidemiology, Surveillance, Pathogenesis, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USARTI Int, Raleigh, North Carolina, USACenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases-Epidemiology, Surveillance, Pathogenesis, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USAPediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USACenter for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases Network Coordinating Center, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USADuke University, Durham, North Carolina, USAUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USANew Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USAPaul G. Allen School For Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USAOutbreaks and Epidemics, Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health, Kampala, UgandaNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USAAn important outcome of the devastating 2014 West African Ebola virus disease outbreak and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been the growing promotion of conducting research during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) as a valuable and acceptable process of acquiring knowledge to enhance our ability to better prevent and control these diseases in the future. Recognising the unique opportunity during outbreaks to leverage increases in cases over a short time interval and in a circumscribed area, we articulate a systematic process of conducting EID outbreak response research, highlighting knowledge gaps that should be prioritised, and measures that can be applied to mitigate numerous barriers commonly experienced during such times. We also highlight ethical considerations that must be addressed to minimise practices that continue to erode global confidence in sharing specimens and data.https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/6/e018297.full |
| spellingShingle | Tulio de Oliveira Robert F Breiman David Wang Judith N Wasserheit Peter MacGarr Rabinowitz Souleymane Mboup Richard Reithinger Luke Nyakarahuka Wesley C Van Voorhis Eric Osoro Silvia Situma Isaac Ngere Barnabas Bakamutumaho M Kariuki Njenga Michael Diamond Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday Adrianus C M Boon J S Schieffelin Gregory D Sempowski M Anthony Moody Nikos Vasilakis Kathryn A Hanley Carolyne Nasimiyu Henry Kyobe Bosa Sara E Woodson Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases BMJ Global Health |
| title | Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| title_full | Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| title_fullStr | Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| title_short | Importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| title_sort | importance of outbreak response research in bridging knowledge gaps on emerging infectious diseases |
| url | https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/6/e018297.full |
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