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health2 years ago•4 min saved

"Critical Disease Outbreak Tracking Listserv Faces Threat of Closure"

ProMED, a crucial disease-news network that has alerted the world to outbreaks such as COVID-19, MERS, and SARS, is facing financial difficulties and internal dissent. The network, which relies on volunteers, is considering turning off its RSS and Twitter feeds, limiting access to its archives, and introducing paid subscriptions due to data-scraping and reselling of its content. However, a group of volunteer moderators and editors have suspended their work for ProMED, expressing their lack of prior knowledge about the changes. The potential loss of ProMED is concerning to public health and medical professionals who rely on its curated intelligence and expertise in discerning genuine information from fake news.

via Ars Technica|

#disease-outbreaks #funding #health

health2 years ago•3 min saved

ProMed's Disease Outbreak Alert System at Risk

ProMED, a crucial disease-news network that has alerted the world to early cases of diseases like Covid, MERS, and SARS, is facing internal dissent and financial difficulties. The network, which relies on volunteers, is being undermined by data-scraping and reselling of its content. In response, ProMED's chief content officer announced plans to limit access to archives and introduce paid subscriptions. However, a group of volunteer moderators and editors signed an open letter stating they had no prior knowledge of these changes and suspended their work for ProMED. The dispute highlights the challenge of sustaining human-curated intelligence in a world that prioritizes AI and raises concerns about the future of this important early warning system for disease outbreaks.

via WIRED|

#ai #disease-outbreaks #funding

health2 years ago•5 min saved

"ProMED: The Imperiled Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks"

ProMED-mail, an early warning system for disease outbreaks, is facing collapse as senior moderators protest against a plan to charge for subscriptions. The moderators expressed a lack of confidence in the administrative operations of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), which operates ProMED. The potential collapse of the program has raised concerns among the infectious diseases community, as ProMED has played a crucial role in alerting the world to major disease events such as SARS and Covid-19. The program, which relies on contributions from scientists and users worldwide, has been a pioneer in global disease surveillance. The ISID has been struggling to raise funds to sustain ProMED, leading to financial difficulties and a decision to put the program's archive behind a paywall. The moderators are calling for ProMED to find a new home with stable funding and a sustainable business model.

via STAT|

#disease-outbreaks #financial-crisis #global-surveillance