Survey on the Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing for Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Rapid Expansion of European National Capacities, 2015–2016

Survey on the Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing for Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Rapid Expansion of European National Capacities, 2015–2016

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has become an essential tool for public health surveillance and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases and antimicrobial drug resistance. It provides precise geographical delineation of spread and enables incidence monitoring of pathogens at genotype level. Coupl...

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Main Authors: Joana Revez, Laura Espinosa, Barbara Albiger, Katrin Claire Leitmeyer, Marc Jean Struelens, ECDC National Microbiology Focal Points and Experts Group, Ákos Tóth, Algirdas Griškevičius, Alkiviadis Vatopoulos, Anna Skoczynska, Annalisa Pantosti, Bruno Coignard, Cyril Klement, Despo Pieridou, Dominique Caugant, Eleanor McNamara, Franz Allerberger, Gabriel Ionescu, Graziella Zahra, Guido Werner, Iva Christova, Joël Mossong, Jonathan Green, Jorge Machado, Julio Vazquez Moreno, Karl Kristinsson, Mattias Mild, Metka Paragi, Nico Meessen, Oksana Savicka, Pavla Křížová, Rita Peetso, Saara Salmenlinna, Steven Van Gucht, Thea K Fischer, Vera Katalinić-Janković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
whole-genome sequencing
genomic epidemiology
public health laboratory capacity
public health surveillance
outbreak investigation
food and waterborne infections
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00347/full

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