The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended
ABSTRACT A voluntary 60-day pause on avian H5N1 influenza virus transmission research was announced in January 2012 by the international community of influenza scientists engaged in this work to provide time to explain the benefits of such work and the risk mitigation measures in place. Subsequently...
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American Society for Microbiology
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| author | Ron A. M. Fouchier Adolfo García-Sastre Yoshihiro Kawaoka |
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| description | ABSTRACT A voluntary 60-day pause on avian H5N1 influenza virus transmission research was announced in January 2012 by the international community of influenza scientists engaged in this work to provide time to explain the benefits of such work and the risk mitigation measures in place. Subsequently, the pause was extended to allow for time for review of the biosafety and biosecurity conditions. After almost 8 months, these conditions have been met in some countries and are close to being met in others. Because H5N1 virus transmission studies are essential for pandemic preparedness, researchers who have approval from their governments and institutions to conduct this research safely under appropriate biosecurity conditions should resume this important work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4c1771067284d3ea7d6c975ff34d41f2022-12-21T19:51:48ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymBio2150-75112012-11-013510.1128/mBio.00358-12The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be EndedRon A. M. Fouchier0Adolfo García-Sastre1Yoshihiro Kawaoka2Viroscience Lab, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USADepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USAABSTRACT A voluntary 60-day pause on avian H5N1 influenza virus transmission research was announced in January 2012 by the international community of influenza scientists engaged in this work to provide time to explain the benefits of such work and the risk mitigation measures in place. Subsequently, the pause was extended to allow for time for review of the biosafety and biosecurity conditions. After almost 8 months, these conditions have been met in some countries and are close to being met in others. Because H5N1 virus transmission studies are essential for pandemic preparedness, researchers who have approval from their governments and institutions to conduct this research safely under appropriate biosecurity conditions should resume this important work.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00358-12 |
| spellingShingle | Ron A. M. Fouchier Adolfo García-Sastre Yoshihiro Kawaoka The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended mBio |
| title | The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended |
| title_full | The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended |
| title_fullStr | The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended |
| title_short | The Pause on Avian H5N1 Influenza Virus Transmission Research Should Be Ended |
| title_sort | pause on avian h5n1 influenza virus transmission research should be ended |
| url | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00358-12 |
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