Roots, Not Parachutes: Research Collaborations Combat Outbreaks.

Yozwiak, Nathan L; Happi, Christian T; Grant, Donald S; Schieffelin, John S; Garry, Robert F; Sabeti, Pardis C; Andersen, Kristian G · Cell · 2016

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Abstract

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.

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