GISAID

GISAID Initiative
AbbreviationGISAID
FormationMay 2008; 18 years ago (May 2008)
TypeNonprofit organization
Public–private partnership
PurposeGlobal health, research, education
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
MethodDonations and grants
Key people
  • Peter Bogner, (president)
  • Ron A. M. Fouchier and John W. McCauley (co-chairs Scientific Advisory Council)
Websitegisaid.org

GISAID is open-access to genetic data of influenza viruses, and the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

On January 10, 2020, the first whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 were made available on GISAID. This enabled global responses to the pandemic. There was the first vaccines, and diagnostic tests, to detect SARS-CoV-2. GISAID helps watch for the emergence of new COVID-19 viral strains across the planet.

Its establishment was an alternative to sharing avian influenza data by conventional public-domain archives. GISAID has given rapid exchange of outbreak data during the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, the H7N9 epidemic in 2013, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

GISAID was recognized for its importance to world health by G20 health ministers in 2017, and in 2020 the World Health Organization chief scientist called the data-science initiative "a game changer".

References

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