National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
mBio. 2012 Nov 1;3(5):e00359-12. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00359-12.
The voluntary moratorium on gain-of-function research related to the transmissibility of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus should continue, pending the resolution of critical policy questions concerning the rationale for performing such experiments and how best to report their results. The potential benefits and risks of these experiments must be discussed and understood by multiple stakeholders, including the general public, and all decisions regarding such research must be made in a transparent manner.
高致病性 H5N1 流感病毒传播相关的功能获得性研究应继续自愿暂停,等待解决有关进行此类实验的理由和如何最好地报告其结果的关键政策问题。这些实验的潜在益处和风险必须由包括公众在内的多个利益相关者进行讨论和理解,并且必须以透明的方式做出所有关于此类研究的决定。