Opinion: Specimen collections should have a much bigger role in infectious disease research and response

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 5;113(1):4-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1522680112.

Authors

Diane DiEuliis¹, Kirk R Johnson², Stephen S Morse³, David E Schindel⁴

Affiliations

¹ Policy and Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201;
² National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560;
³ Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
⁴ National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560; schindeld@si.edu.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Communicable Disease Control*
Communicable Diseases* / microbiology
Communicable Diseases* / parasitology
Communicable Diseases* / transmission
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Humans
Public Health
Specimen Handling*