Detecting, Sequencing and Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variants
By Melissa Schraeder, writer Sequencing viruses has many purposes, two of which are for surveillance of circulating strains and for analyzing clusters. During the first…
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Whole Genome Sequencing Used to Trace COVID-19 Outbreaks
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2 by public health laboratories, in collaboration with epidemiologists, can provide vital information about the…
In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks
Sometimes a new facility is more than just four walls and a roof. In Puerto Rico, it was the springboard to improving foodborne outbreak response…
Stopping Listeria required an arsenal of tools and an army of experts
By several contributors from Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), Division of Outbreak Investigation; State of Maryland Rapid Response Team (SMarRRT); Maryland Public…