Table 3.

Dataset inventory for genetic and genomic sequences.

Name of the Dataset	Author	Year Initiated	Description	Link
Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID)	World Health Organization (WHO) and other international and scientific organizations, e.g., the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)	2008	Includes viral genetic and genomic sequences and related epidemiological data of influenza viruses; global-level; country-level	https://gisaid.org (accessed on 30 September 2024)
Influenza Virus Resource	National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)	2006	Provides data on avian influenza, including genomic sequences and related metadata; global-level; country-level	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/virus/vssi/#/virus?SeqType_s=Nucleotide&VirusLineage_ss=taxid:197911&VirusLineage_ss=taxid:197912&VirusLineage_ss=taxid:197913&VirusLineage_ss=taxid:1511083 (accessed on 30 September 2024)
Influenza Research Database (IRD)	National Institute of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)	2008	Provides data on avian influenza including genomic sequences and related metadata; global-level; country-level	https://www.bv-brc.org/api/doc/ (accessed on 30 September 2024)
Avian Influenza DataBase (AIDB)	Supported by multiple organizations including World Health Organization (WHO), World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)		Epidemiological, case report, and genomic data on avian influenza in real-time or near-real-time; global level; for regions with significant poultry industries and migratory bird populations	http://avian-flu.org (accessed on 30 September 2024)
FluGlobalNet	Supported by a coalition of international organizations, including World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	2010	Provides epidemiological, genetic sequencing, vaccination coverage, and public health response data on avian influenza; global-level; country-level	https://science.vla.gov.uk/fluglobalnet/about_ai.html (accessed on 30 September 2024)
	China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center (CAHEC)	2002	Surveillance as well as genomic data on animal disease such as avian influenza; China only	https://www.cahec.cn (accessed on 30 September 2024)