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Emerg Infect Dis
; 22(2): 331-4, 2016 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26812583
RESUMO
Rapid sequencing of RNA/DNA from pathogen samples obtained during disease outbreaks provides critical scientific and public health information. However, challenges exist for exporting samples to laboratories or establishing conventional sequencers in remote outbreak regions. We successfully used a novel, pocket-sized nanopore sequencer at a field diagnostic laboratory in Liberia during the current Ebola virus outbreak.