Pathogen Genomics in Public Health.
N Engl J Med
; 381(26): 2569-2580, 2019 12 26.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31881145
ABSTRACT
Rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology ("next-generation sequencing") have inspired optimism about the potential of human genomics for "precision medicine." Meanwhile, pathogen genomics is already delivering "precision public health" through more effective investigations of outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, better-targeted tuberculosis control, and more timely and granular influenza surveillance to inform the selection of vaccine strains. In this article, we describe how public health agencies have been adopting pathogen genomics to improve their effectiveness in almost all domains of infectious disease. This momentum is likely to continue, given the ongoing development in sequencing and sequencing-related technologies.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
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Public Health
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Disease Outbreaks
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Genomics
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Influenza, Human
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High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
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Foodborne Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
N Engl J Med
Year:
2019
Type:
Article