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Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 858–864 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1989

Post-genomic challenges for collaborative research in infectious diseases

Iruka N. Okeke & John Wain

Although high-burden pathogens have been prioritized for sequencing, genomic research has yet to yield effective vaccines, diagnostics or therapeutics for the infectious diseases that burden developing countries. International research partnerships are needed more today than ever before, and we propose that increased participation by scientists in endemic areas would overcome current roadblocks and is an essential path towards translational research outcomes.