Roots, Not Parachutes: Research Collaborations Combat Outbreaks

• Published in: Cell Vol. 166; no. 1; pp. 5 - 8
• Main Authors: Yozwiak, Nathan L., Happi, Christian T., Grant, Donald S., Schieffelin, John S., Garry, Robert F., Sabeti, Pardis C., Andersen, Kristian G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 30.06.2016
• Subjects: Africa, Western - epidemiology; Biomedical Research; Disease Outbreaks; Epidemiological Monitoring; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - physiopathology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - virology; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - physiopathology; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral - virology; International Cooperation; Virology - education
• ISSN: 0092-8674; 1097-4172
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.06.029

Recent infectious disease epidemics illustrate how health systems failures anywhere can create disease vulnerabilities everywhere. We must therefore prioritize investments in health care infrastructure in outbreak-prone regions of the world. We describe how “rooted” research collaborations can establish capacity for pathogen surveillance and facilitate rapid outbreak responses. Recent infectious disease epidemics illustrate how health systems failures anywhere can create disease vulnerabilities everywhere. We must therefore prioritize investments in health care infrastructure in outbreak-prone regions of the world. We describe how “rooted” research collaborations can establish capacity for pathogen surveillance and facilitate rapid outbreak responses.