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Towards a genomics-informed, real-time, global pathogen surveillance system
13 Nov 2017
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Next-generation sequencing has the potential to support public health surveillance systems to improve the early detection of emerging infectious diseases. This Review delineates the role of genomics in rapid outbreak response and the challenges that need to be tackled for genomics-informed pathogen surveillance to become a global reality. The recent Ebola and Zika epidemics demonstrate the need for the continuous...
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