Virus discovery: are we scientists or genome collectors?
Some scientists now proclaim that future pandemics can be successfully forecasted, allowing the planning of useful intervention strategies for pandemic preparedness. We underline the fundamental importance of performing dedicated investigations when viruses are discovered, to guarantee public health authorities the availability of nonerroneous information about potential upcoming threats.
Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.canuti@amc.uva.nl.
Marta
M
Canuti
Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lia
L
van der Hoek
D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
next generation sequencing; pandemic preparedness; virus discovery