Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
mBio. 2012 Jan 31;3(1). doi: 10.1128/mBio.00004-12. Print 2012.
Variants of avian influenza H5N1 virus that are transmitted by the airborne route among ferrets have been identified. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has advised against publication of the details of the methods used to obtain these viruses and the amino acid changes that lead to transmission in ferrets. This decision is not based on sound scientific principles and risks setting a precedent that will make it easier to put in place highly restrictive regulations on scientific research and publication.
已鉴定出可在雪貂间通过空气传播途径传播的甲型 H5N1 禽流感病毒变体。国家生物安保科学咨询委员会建议不要公布获得这些病毒的详细方法以及导致在雪貂中传播的氨基酸变化的细节。这一决定并非基于可靠的科学原则,并且有可能开创一个先例,使人们更容易对科学研究和出版实施高度限制的规定。