Building Pathogen Genomic Sequencing Capacity in Africa: Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation Fellowship.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization African region has the greatest infectious disease burden in the world. However, many African countries have limited capacity to rapidly detect, report, and respond to public health events. The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) in South Africa, and global Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE) consortium are investing in building the capacity of African scientists in pathogen genomics and bioinformatics. A two-week long (11-21 April 2023) intensive training in wet-laboratory genomic data production, bioinformatics, and phylogenetic analyses of viral and bacterial pathogens was held in Cape Town, South Africa. Training was provided to 36 fellows with diverse backgrou

SUBMITTER: Agboli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12030795 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature