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Nature editorial calls for OA database of avian flu data
Dreams of flu data, Nature, March 16, 2006 (accessible only to subscribers). An unsigned editorial. Excerpt:
"Confidentiality of sensitive national outbreak surveillance data assured!" This prominent guarantee on the website of the South East Asian Nations Infectious Diseases Outbreak Surveillance Network says it all. Open sharing of data often ends when it could compromise trade or other national interests.... |