New Editorial about leveraging genomic data to improve anthrax surveillance
Published: 2024-04-05
We have published a new editorial in our Editorials section. Our editorials are short, opinion-style pieces reflecting the ‘current thinking’ on a topic related to infectious disease and pandemic preparedness.
This latest editorial, entitled “Micro(bioterrorism) leveraging genomic data to improve anthrax surveillance” discusses Bacillus anthracis; a pathogen known as the cause of the life-threatening disease anthrax, and a known biological threat. Bacillus anthracis does, however, also naturally occur in soil and can infect lifestock such as cattle, goat, and sheep. The focus of this Editorial is a discussion on how researchers are using surveillance and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data to proactively study such pathogens.
The editorial was written by Laura Carroll, a DDLS fellow at Umeå University, who is part of the Swedish Pathogens Portal’s editorial committee.
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