A pan-African pathogen genomics data sharing platform to support disease outbreaks

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Abstract

High-income countries have a wealth of genomics expertise that can be rapidly activated to deal with disease threats. African countries should invest in a federated data-management system for genomics epidemiology to deal with such threats better.

Citation

​Christoffels, A., Mboowa, G., Heusden, P. van, Makhubela, S., Githinji, G., Mwangi, S., Onywera, H., Nnaemeka, N., Amoako, D.G., Olawoye, I., Diallo, A., Mbala-Kingebeni, P., Oyola, S.O., Adu, B., Mvelase, C., Ondoa, P., Dratibi, F.A., Sow, A., Gumede, N., Tessema, S.K., Ouma, A.O. and Tebeje, Y.K. 2023. A pan-African pathogen genomics data sharing platform to support disease outbreaks. Nature Medicine 29(5): 1052–1055.

Authors

  • Christoffels, A.
  • Mboowa, G.
  • Heusden, P. van
  • Makhubela, S.
  • Githinji, G.
  • Mwangi, S.
  • Onywera, H.
  • Nnaemeka, N.
  • Amoako, D.G.
  • Olawoye, I.
  • Diallo, A.
  • Mbala-Kingebeni, P.
  • Oyola, Samuel O.
  • Adu, B.
  • Mvelase, C.
  • Ondoa, P.
  • Dratibi, F.A.
  • Sow, A.
  • Gumede, N.
  • Tessema, S.K.
  • Ouma, A.O.
  • Tebeje, Y.K.

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