The computer systems used by FDA aren't compatible with those of USDA or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which
tracks human pathogens.
Not exact matches
Some crop — and even
human — diseases might be stopped dead in their
tracks if researchers can harness a new discovery about how
pathogens first infect their hosts
The larger lesson is that we are in a race everywhere to cut off the
pathogen's access to
human victims before it establishes a fast
track in the local populations.
... Accessing systems... cataloging
human genomic data... compiling... analyzing... detecting essential genes... learning... modeling... accessing literature...
tracking pathogens... outbreaks... viral interactions... RNAi... CRISPR... learning... modeling... analyzing social networks... crypto mining... ordering synthetic biopolymers... sending... waiting...
If there had been a centralized database
tracking pathogen profiles in animals, food and the environment — information that already exists at some level within disparate agricultural, food and drug, and
human health agencies — it wouldn't have taken so long to isolate the cause of the outbreak, says Fisman.
But today she blends her interests in health and evolution,
tracking mutations in
pathogens and their
human hosts.
To achieve this goal, ZIKAVAX will use a delivery platform technology based on a measles vector (MV) with demonstrated proof of principle in
humans and a preclinical
track record of rapid adaptability and effectiveness for a variety of
pathogens.