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| DATE | 2020-05-07 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Genomice Sequencing for Epidemiology
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https://genomeconnect.blogspot.com/2020/04/genome-sequencing-for-epidemiology.html
The declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic has necessitated the
acute need for tools to be deployed for epidemiology, surveillance and
molecular contact-tracing. The molecular tools for case detection have
been heavily dependent on RT-PCR based methodologies, which target
specific regions in the genome of SARS-nCoV-2, the viral pathogen
causing COVID-19. While RT-PCR methods offer modest sensitivity and high
specificity for case detection, they do not provide additional
opportunities for understanding the molecular evolution of the virus.
Whole genome sequencing of SARS-nCoV-2 is now widely used across the
globe to understand unique characteristics of the virus and also
understand the origin of the virus. This is possible due to the fact
that it is estimated that the virus has a modest mutation rate. As of
date, over 10,000 whole genome sequences of SARS-nCoV-2 have been
sequenced and deposited in public databases. The genome sequences
provide the following additional opportunities and obviates some of the
limitations of RT-PCR based assays.
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