Pathogen surveillance in the informal settlement, Kibera, Kenya, using a metagenomics approach.

Pathogen surveillance in the informal settlement, Kibera, Kenya, using a metagenomics approach.

<h4>Background</h4>Worldwide, the number of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases is increasing, highlighting the importance of global disease pathogen surveillance. Traditional population-based methods may fail to capture important events, particularly in settings with limited ac...

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Main Authors: Rene S Hendriksen, Oksana Lukjancenko, Patrick Munk, Mathis H Hjelmsø, Jennifer R Verani, Eric Ng'eno, Godfrey Bigogo, Samuel Kiplangat, Traoré Oumar, Lasse Bergmark, Timo Röder, John C Neatherlin, Onyango Clayton, Tine Hald, Susanne Karlsmose, Sünje J Pamp, Barry Fields, Joel M Montgomery, Frank M Aarestrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222531

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222531

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