title: Opinion: Specimen collections should have a much bigger role in infectious disease research and response.
authors.affiliation: Policy and Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201;
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DiEuliis
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560;
authors.forename: Kirk R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5434-5683
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Morse
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560; schindeld@si.edu.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Schindel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D013048:Specimen Handling