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. 2017 Dec 10;7(12):e017825.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017825.

Protocol for developing a Database of Zoonotic disease Research in India (DoZooRI)

Pranab Chatterjee  1   2 , Soumyadeep Bhaumik  1 , Abhimanyu Singh Chauhan  1 , Manish Kakkar  1
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Protocol for developing a Database of Zoonotic disease Research in India (DoZooRI)

Pranab Chatterjee et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Introduction: Zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) represent a public health threat that has been acknowledged only recently although they have been on the rise for the past several decades. On an average, every year since the Second World War, one pathogen has emerged or re-emerged on a global scale. Low/middle-income countries such as India bear a significant burden of zoonotic and EIDs. We propose that the creation of a database of published, peer-reviewed research will open up avenues for evidence-based policymaking for targeted prevention and control of zoonoses.

Methods and analysis: A large-scale systematic mapping of the published peer-reviewed research conducted in India will be undertaken. All published research will be included in the database, without any prejudice for quality screening, to broaden the scope of included studies. Structured search strategies will be developed for priority zoonotic diseases (leptospirosis, rabies, anthrax, brucellosis, cysticercosis, salmonellosis, bovine tuberculosis, Japanese encephalitis and rickettsial infections), and multiple databases will be searched for studies conducted in India. The database will be managed and hosted on a cloud-based platform called Rayyan. Individual studies will be tagged based on key preidentified parameters (disease, study design, study type, location, randomisation status and interventions, host involvement and others, as applicable).

Ethics and dissemination: The database will incorporate already published studies, obviating the need for additional ethical clearances. The database will be made available online, and in collaboration with multisectoral teams, domains of enquiries will be identified and subsequent research questions will be raised. The database will be queried for these and resulting evidence will be analysed and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Keywords: database; emerging infections; evidence synthesis; one health; protocol; zoonoses.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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