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. 2014 May 20;11(5):e1001646.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001646. eCollection 2014 May.

Ethical alternatives to experiments with novel potential pandemic pathogens

Marc Lipsitch  1 , Alison P Galvani  2
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Ethical alternatives to experiments with novel potential pandemic pathogens

Marc Lipsitch et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

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Conflict of interest statement

ML reports consulting income or honoraria from the following sources within the past five years: Novartis, Pfizer (pharmaceutical companies); AIR Worldwide, i3 Innovus, and Outcome Sciences (risk assessment and consulting companies). None of these relationships is ongoing. He has research grants with Pfizer (active) and PATH Vaccine Solutions (pending). AG reports consulting income from Vitality (a health insurer) and AIR Worldwide (a risk assessment company). ML is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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