title: Make Data Sharing Routine to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies.
abstract: Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Biosurveillance Section, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Defense Health Agency, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8143-6823
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chretien
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, US Army Institute of Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States of America.
authors.forename: Caitlin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.affiliation: Dengue Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004630:Emergencies; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D015980:Public Health Practice; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000453:epidemiology