Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B 653, 8410501, Beersheba, Israel.
Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B 653, 8410501, Beersheba, Israel.
Gigascience. 2020 Aug 1;9(8). doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa085.
COVID-19 is the most rapidly expanding coronavirus outbreak in the past 2 decades. To provide a swift response to a novel outbreak, prior knowledge from similar outbreaks is essential.
Here, we study the volume of research conducted on previous coronavirus outbreaks, specifically SARS and MERS, relative to other infectious diseases by analyzing >35 million articles from the past 20 years. Our results demonstrate that previous coronavirus outbreaks have been understudied compared with other viruses. We also show that the research volume of emerging infectious diseases is very high after an outbreak and decreases drastically upon the containment of the disease. This can yield inadequate research and limited investment in gaining a full understanding of novel coronavirus management and prevention.
Independent of the outcome of the current COVID-19 outbreak, we believe that measures should be taken to encourage sustained research in the field.
COVID-19 是过去 20 年来发展最快的冠状病毒疫情。为了对新的疫情迅速做出反应，必须利用以前类似疫情的知识。
在这里，我们通过分析过去 20 年的超过 3500 万篇文章，研究了过去冠状病毒疫情（特别是 SARS 和 MERS）的研究量与其他传染病的关系。我们的研究结果表明，与其他病毒相比，以前的冠状病毒疫情研究不足。我们还表明，新出现的传染病在疫情爆发后研究量非常高，并且在疾病得到控制后会急剧下降。这可能导致对新型冠状病毒管理和预防的研究不足和投资有限。
无论当前 COVID-19 疫情的结果如何，我们认为都应该采取措施，鼓励在该领域进行持续研究。
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