Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
520-613 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Interestingly, no significant increase in detection rates was observed in a period of 1 year. |
T2 |
614-872 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Moreover, mass gatherings of people in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage in 2012 and 2013 were associated with neither an increased number of cases nor reported clusters of cases [4] , suggesting poor or moderate interhuman transmission. |
T3 |
1004-1091 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
They tend to temper the alarming initial predictions and claims for pandemic potential. |
T4 |
1341-1415 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
It is obvious that improving our capacity to respond is an important goal. |
T5 |
1416-1551 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
It is important for preparedness and response programmes to be developed, and gaps in capacities must be identified and corrected [5] . |
T6 |
2104-2462 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
In contrast, despite public announcement of the discovery of dengue 5 virus on 15 October 2013 [6] , sequence data are still not publicly available for diagnotic purposes, making laboratory preparation for the diagnosis of dengue 5 impossible for academics and public health authorities, and resulting in serious gaps in preparedness and response programmes. |
T7 |
2463-2559 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
The reasons for this long embargo are not clear, but may relate to intellectual property issues. |
T8 |
2560-2682 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
There is no doubt that tackling emerging infections demands efficient preparedness for rapid risk assessment of the alert. |
T9 |
2683-2933 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Regarding this issue, overreaction (which is to be expected during the first weeks after the alert) should be moderated by the dissemination of reassuring evidence, if any, that the situation is less catastrophic than initially believed or predicted. |
T10 |
2934-3017 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
For mysterious reasons, good news is rarely spread with enthusiasm in public media. |
T11 |
3018-3232 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
Surprisingly, some scientists tend to follow the same trend, by acting as Cassandras and doommongers even when the scientific evidence contradicts this attitude, as exemplified with H5N1 and H7N9 influenza [7, 8] . |
T12 |
3233-3652 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
It is our duty as physicians to avoid disproportionate reactions, and to have a moderate and wise attitude when it becomes clear that a newly discovered pathogen is clearly less dreadful than initially feared: one should not throw oil on the fire, because focusing attention on one target that is, in fact, not so serious reduces the amount of attention given to other agents that cause many more casualties 'silently'. |
T13 |
3758-3851 |
Epistemic_statement |
denotes |
One should keep in mind that 'the boy who cried wolf' (in Aesop's fable) had a dreadful fate! |