Repository details
GISAID
Name of repository
GISAID
Additional name(s)
- GISAID EpiFlu database
- Global initiative on sharing all influenza data
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The GISAID Initiative promotes the international sharing of all influenza virus sequences, related clinical and epidemiological data associated with human viruses, and geographical as well as species-specific data associated with avian and other animal viruses, to help researchers understand how the viruses evolve, spread and potentially become pandemics.
*** GISAID does so by overcoming disincentives/hurdles or restrictions, which discourage or prevented sharing of influenza data prior to formal publication.
*** The Initiative ensures that open access to data in GISAID is provided free-of-charge and to everyone, provided individuals identify themselves and agree to uphold the GISAID sharing mechanism governed through its Database Access Agreement. GISAID calls on all users to agree to the basic premise of upholding scientific etiquette, by acknowledging the originating laboratories providing the specimen and the submitting laboratories who generate the sequence data, ensuring fair exploitation of results derived from the data, and that all users agree that no restrictions shall be attached to data submitted to GISAID, to promote collaboration among researchers on the basis of open sharing of data and respect for all rights and interests.
Contact(s)
- administrative: contact@gisaid.org
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository type(s)
- other
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Dates
Started
2008
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
- BMLEH
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2010
Additional name(s)
- Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2013
Additional name(s)
- MPII
- Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2008
Policies (1)
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
restricted
Database access restriction type
- registration
Database licenses (1)
Database license
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
Data license
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Persistent identifier system(s)
- other
Name of the repository software
- MySQL
Data citation guideline
Enhanced publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Remarks
Remarks
To receive your personal access credentials to the GISAID EpiFlu™ database you must positively identify yourself and agree to the terms of the Database Access Agreement (DAA) --- Elbe, S., and Buckland-Merrett, G. (2017) Data, disease and diplomacy: GISAID's innovative contribution to global health. Global Challenges, 1: 33–46. doi: 10.1002/gch2.1018.
Entry date
2012-12-06
Last update
2026-01-30
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