Limiting open science? Three approaches to bottom-up governance of dual-use research of concern
Pathog Glob Health. 2023 Oct 4:1-10. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2023.2265626. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGoverning dual-use research of concern (DURC) in the life sciences has become difficult owing to the diversification of scientific domains, digitalization of potential threats, and the proliferation of actors. This paper proposes three approaches to realize bottom-up governance of DURC from laboratory operation to institutional decision-making levels. First, a technological approach can predict and monitor the dual-use nature of the research target pathogens and their information. Second, an interactive approach is propos...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - October 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Go Yoshizawa Nariyoshi Shinomiya Shishin Kawamoto Naoto Kawahara Daisuke Kiga Ken-Ichi Hanaki Jusaku Minari Source Type: research
Human mpox: global trends, molecular epidemiology and options for vaccination
Pathog Glob Health. 2023 Sep 16:1-8. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2023.2258641. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe eradication of smallpox and the cessation of vaccination have led to the growth of the susceptible human population to poxviruses. This has led to the increasing detection of zoonotic orthopoxviruses. Among those viruses, monkeypox virus (MPV) is the most commonly detected in Western and Central African regions. Since 2022, MPV is causing local transmission in newly affected countries all over the world. While the virus causing the current outbreak remains part of clade II (historically referred to as West African cla...
Source: Pathogens and Global Health - September 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lorenzo Subissi Paola Stefanelli Giovanni Rezza Source Type: research
