Make Data Sharing Routine to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies

Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.

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Published inPLoS medicine Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e1002109
Main Authors Chretien, Jean-Paul, Rivers, Caitlin M, Johansson, Michael A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 16.08.2016
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Access to Information
Analysis
Biology and life sciences
Copyright
Data collection
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Ebola virus
Emergencies
Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
Funding
Health sciences
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Humans
Influenza
Information Dissemination
Information sharing
Life sciences
Management
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Open access
Open data
Pandemics
People and Places
Public health
Public Health Practice
Research and Analysis Methods
Researchers
Science Policy
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Zika virus
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
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Summary:Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: JPC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JPC CMR MAJ. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: JPC CMR MAJ. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002109