AusTrakka: Fast-tracking nationalized genomics surveillance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuyet Hoang; Anders Gonçalves da Silva; Amy V. Jennison; Deborah A. Williamson; Benjamin P. Howden; Torsten Seemann

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28529-9

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

AusTrakka: Fast-tracking nationalized genomics surveillance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuyet Hoang,
Anders Gonçalves da Silva,
Amy V. Jennison,
Deborah A. Williamson,
Benjamin P. Howden,
Torsten Seemann

Affiliations

Tuyet Hoang: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Anders Gonçalves da Silva: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Amy V. Jennison: Public Health Microbiology, Queensland Public Health and Infectious Diseases Reference Genomics (Q-PHIRE Genomics), Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland Department of Health
Deborah A. Williamson: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Benjamin P. Howden: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Torsten Seemann: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28529-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for near real-time analysis and dissemination of pathogen genomic data. In this comment, the authors describe how Australia has developed and rolled out its SARS-CoV-2 genomics platform, AusTrakka, and used it to support public health action.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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