Achieving Health Security and Threat Reduction through Sharing Sequence Data
[1];
[2];
- MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA (United States)
- National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi (Georgia)
- Dept. of State, Washington, D.C. (United States)
- USAID, Arlington, VA (United States)
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK (United States)
With the rapid development and broad applications of next-generation sequencing platforms and bioinformatic analytical tools, genomics has become a popular area for biosurveillance and international scientific collaboration. Governments from countries including the United States (US), Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom have leveraged these advancements to support international cooperative programs that aim to reduce biological threats and build scientific capacity worldwide. A recent conference panel addressed the impacts of the enhancement of genomic sequencing capabilities through three major US bioengagement programs on international scientific engagement and biosecurity risk reduction. Here, the panel contrasted the risks and benefits of supporting the enhancement of genomic sequencing capabilities through international scientific engagement to achieve biological threat reduction and global health security. The lower costs and new bioinformatic tools available have led to the greater application of sequencing to biosurveillance. Strengthening sequencing capabilities globally for the diagnosis and detection of infectious diseases through mutual collaborations has a high return on investment for increasing global health security. International collaborations based on genomics and shared sequence data can build and leverage scientific networks and improve the timeliness and accuracy of disease surveillance reporting needed to identify and mitigate infectious disease outbreaks and comply with international norms. Further efforts to promote scientific transparency within international collaboration will improve trust, reduce threats, and promote global health security.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1532731
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-19-24621
- Journal Information:
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol. 4, Issue 2; ISSN 2414-6366
- Publisher:
- MDPIAGCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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