Strengthening pathogen genomic surveillance for health emergencies: insights from the World Health Organization's regional initiatives.

OW, Akande; LL, Carter; A, Abubakar; R, Achilla; A, Barakat; N, Gumede; A, Guseinova; FY, Inbanathan; M, Kato; E, Koua; J, Leite; M, Marklewitz; J, Mendez-Rico; C, Monamele; B, Musul; K, Nahapetyan; D, Naidoo; R, Ochola; M, Ozel; P, Raftery; A, Vicari; PR, Wijesinghe; J, Zwetyenga; K, Safreed-Harmon; C, Barnadas; M, Mulders; DI, Pereyaslov; JA, Sacks; T, Warren; S, Cognat; S, Briand; G, Samaan

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1146730

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Strengthening pathogen genomic surveillance for health emergencies: insights from the World Health Organization's regional initiatives.

Shared by NobleBlocks on Jun 9, 2023 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Akande OW

Carter LL

Abubakar A

Abstract

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a rapid scale-up in the use of genomic surveillance as a pandemic preparedness and response tool. As a result, the number of countries with in-country SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing capability increased by 40% from February 2021 to July 2022. The Global Ge...

Subject

Molecular epidemiology

Public Health Surveillance

Pathogen Genomics

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