Table 1.

Categorization of needed research questions and challenges

Research area	Challenges	Research question
Research area A: Research areas introduced by GloPID-R include virology, disease transmission and diagnosis, the role of animals and the environment, epidemiology, clinical management, infection control, evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments, and vaccine production	No challenge was expressed by the participants in these areas	✓
Research area B: HPSR and areas of ethics and social sciences from the GloPID-R classification	✓	✓