Come together: Data sharing to support one health responses to vector-borne disease threats

Francis Windram; Sarah Kelly; Stanislav Modrak; Isabelle Dietrich; Corrado Minetti; Karen L. Mansfield; Frederik Seelig; Adam M. Fisher; Maisie Vollans; Nina Billows; Fahad Ahmed; Marta Shocket; Susana Campino; Scott Tytheridge; Sara L. Gandy; Estela Gonzalez; Jolyon M. Medlock; Matthew Baylis; Grant L. Hughes; David A. Ewing; Bethan V. Purse; Georgia Kirby; Clare Strode; Arran J. Folly; David Starns; Heather Ferguson; Simon Smith‐Mullally; Helen Roberts; Christopher M. Jones; Hannah Rose Vineer; Marion England; Christopher Sanders; Samraat Pawar; William D. Pearse; Steven M. White; Robert T. Jones; Lauren J. Cator

doi:10.1111/mve.70096

Come together: Data sharing to support one health responses to vector-borne disease threats

Francis Windram
, Sarah Kelly
, Stanislav Modrak
, Isabelle Dietrich
, Corrado Minetti
, Karen L. Mansfield
, Frederik Seelig
, Adam M. Fisher
, Maisie Vollans
, Nina Billows
, Fahad Ahmed
, Marta Shocket
, Susana Campino
, Scott Tytheridge
, Sara L. Gandy
, Estela Gonzalez
, Jolyon M. Medlock
, Matthew Baylis
, Grant L. Hughes
, David A. Ewing

Bethan V. Purse, Georgia Kirby, Clare Strode, Arran J. Folly, David Starns, Heather Ferguson, Simon Smith‐Mullally, Helen Roberts, Christopher M. Jones, Hannah Rose Vineer, Marion England, Christopher Sanders, Samraat Pawar, William D. Pearse, Steven M. White, Robert T. Jones, Lauren J. Cator

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Abstract

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are an increasing threat to animal and human health worldwide. Due to the complexity of VBD transmission and ecology, informing responses to VBDs can be challenging. A One Health approach provides a powerful framework for addressing these threats, but its effectiveness depends on timely access to and integration of diverse and often fragmented data categories. Here we outline three key community actions: applying global metadata and data standards, depositing data into global repositories and responsible shared data usage, which can enhance VBD data sharing. We highlight how these data-sharing practices allow for the development of new informatic infrastructure, established by the One Health VBD Hub project, to facilitate analyses and ultimately enhance our ability to provide timely responses to endemic and emerging VBD threats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Early online date	28 Jul 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.70096
Publication status	Published online - 28 Jul 2026

Data Availability Statement

Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.

Funding

We would like to acknowledge the wider VBD community for engaging in the Hub project and these discussions. In particular, we would like to thank Samuel Rund, George Christophides and Nicholas Johnson for thoughtful discussion and comments on this manuscript. This work was funded by Defra and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) through BB/Y008766/1. We dedicate this manuscript to Dr. Helen Roberts, a deeply committed scientist and advocate for One Health approaches and the development of integrated responses to VBDs in the United Kingdom and beyond.

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BB/Y008766/1

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

data science
informatics
one health
vector-borne disease

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Windram, F., Kelly, S., Modrak, S., Dietrich, I., Minetti, C., Mansfield, K. L., Seelig, F., Fisher, A. M., Vollans, M., Billows, N., Ahmed, F., Shocket, M., Campino, S., Tytheridge, S., Gandy, S. L., Gonzalez, E., Medlock, J. M., Baylis, M., Hughes, G. L., ... Cator, L. J. (2026). Come together: Data sharing to support one health responses to vector-borne disease threats. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1-10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.70096

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Come together: Data sharing to support one health responses to vector-borne disease threats

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