[Establishment of genomic pathogen surveillance to strengthen pandemic preparedness and infection prevention in Germany].

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic has shown a deficit of essential epidemiological infrastructure, especially with regard to genomic pathogen surveillance in Germany. In order to prepare for future pandemics, the authors consider it urgently necessary to remedy this existing deficit by establishing an efficient infrastructure for genomic pathogen surveillance. Such a network can build on structures, processes, and interactions that have already been initiated regionally and further optimize them. It will be able to respond to current and future challenges with a high degree of adaptability.The aim of this paper is to address the urgency and to outline proposed measures for establishing an efficient, adaptable, and responsive genomic pathogen surveillance network, taking into account external framewo

SUBMITTER: Scheithauer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature