Journal article
Genomic characterisation reveals a dominant lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in Papua New Guinea
T Palou, M Wilmot, S Duchene, A Porter, J Kemoi, D Suarkia, P Andersson, A Watt, N Sherry, T Seemann, M Sait, C Turharus, S Nguyen, SDS Schlebusch, C Thompson, J McMahon, S Vaccher, C Lin, D Esoram, BP Howden Show all
Virus Evolution | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1093/ve/veac033
Abstract
The coronavirus disease pandemic has highlighted the utility of pathogen genomics as a key part of comprehensive public health response to emerging infectious diseases threats, however, the ability to generate, analyse, and respond to pathogen genomic data varies around the world. Papua New Guinea (PNG), which has limited in-country capacity for genomics, has experienced significant outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with initial genomics data indicating a large proportion of cases were from lineages that are not well defined within the current nomenclature. Through a partnership between in-country public health agencies and academic organisations, indu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Centre for Health Security and the PNG-Australia Transition to Health Initiative have provided funding to support WGS services provided by the MDU PHL. Ok Tedi Mining Limited also supported this work.