Pathogen genomic surveillance status among lower resource settings in Asia.

ABSTRACT: Asia remains vulnerable to new and emerging infectious diseases. Understanding how to improve next generation sequencing (NGS) use in pathogen surveillance is an urgent priority for regional health security. Here we developed a pathogen genomic surveillance assessment framework to assess capacity in low-resource settings in South and Southeast Asia. Data collected between June 2022 and March 2023 from 42 institutions in 13 countries showed pathogen genomics capacity exists, but use is limited and under-resourced. All countries had NGS capacity and seven countries had strategic plans integrating pathogen genomics into wider surveillance efforts. Several pathogens were prioritized for human surveillance, but NGS application to environmental and human-animal interface surveillance was limited

SUBMITTER: Getchell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature