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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