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The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics
Genomic epidemiology is now a core component in investigating the spread of a disease during an outbreak and for future preparedness to tackle emerging zoonoses. During the last decades, several viral diseases arose and emphasized the importance of molecular epidemiology in tracking the dispersal ro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193332/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37199870 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42977-023-00164-5 |
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author | Zeghbib, Safia Kemenesi, Gábor Jakab, Ferenc |
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description | Genomic epidemiology is now a core component in investigating the spread of a disease during an outbreak and for future preparedness to tackle emerging zoonoses. During the last decades, several viral diseases arose and emphasized the importance of molecular epidemiology in tracking the dispersal route, supporting proper mitigation measures, and appropriate vaccine development. In this perspective article, we summarized what has been done so far in the genomic epidemiology field and what should be considered in the future. We traced back the methods and protocols employed over time for zoonotic disease response. Either to small outbreaks such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak identified first in 2002 in Guangdong, China, or to a global pandemic like the one that we are experiencing now since 2019 when the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus emerged in Wuhan, China, following several pneumonia cases, and subsequently spread worldwide. We explored both the benefits and shortages encountered when relying on genomic epidemiology, and we clearly present the disadvantages of inequity in accessing these tools around the world, especially in countries with less developed economies. For effectively addressing future pandemics, it is crucial to work for better sequencing equity around the globe. |
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spelling | pubmed-101933322023-05-19 The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics Zeghbib, Safia Kemenesi, Gábor Jakab, Ferenc Biol Futur Review Genomic epidemiology is now a core component in investigating the spread of a disease during an outbreak and for future preparedness to tackle emerging zoonoses. During the last decades, several viral diseases arose and emphasized the importance of molecular epidemiology in tracking the dispersal route, supporting proper mitigation measures, and appropriate vaccine development. In this perspective article, we summarized what has been done so far in the genomic epidemiology field and what should be considered in the future. We traced back the methods and protocols employed over time for zoonotic disease response. Either to small outbreaks such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak identified first in 2002 in Guangdong, China, or to a global pandemic like the one that we are experiencing now since 2019 when the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus emerged in Wuhan, China, following several pneumonia cases, and subsequently spread worldwide. We explored both the benefits and shortages encountered when relying on genomic epidemiology, and we clearly present the disadvantages of inequity in accessing these tools around the world, especially in countries with less developed economies. For effectively addressing future pandemics, it is crucial to work for better sequencing equity around the globe. Springer International Publishing 2023-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10193332/ /pubmed/37199870 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42977-023-00164-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Review Zeghbib, Safia Kemenesi, Gábor Jakab, Ferenc The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title | The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title_full | The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title_fullStr | The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title_full_unstemmed | The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title_short | The importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
title_sort | importance of equally accessible genomic surveillance in the age of pandemics |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10193332/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37199870 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42977-023-00164-5 |
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