| Literature DB >> 31881145 |
Gregory L Armstrong1, Duncan R MacCannell1, Jill Taylor1, Heather A Carleton1, Elizabeth B Neuhaus1, Richard S Bradbury1, James E Posey1, Marta Gwinn1.
Abstract
Rapid advances in DNA sequencing technology ("next-generation sequencing") have inspired optimism about the potential of human genomics for "precision medicine." Meanwhile, pathogen genomics is already delivering "precision public health" through more effective investigations of outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, better-targeted tuberculosis control, and more timely and granular influenza surveillance to inform the selection of vaccine strains. In this article, we describe how public health agencies have been adopting pathogen genomics to improve their effectiveness in almost all domains of infectious disease. This momentum is likely to continue, given the ongoing development in sequencing and sequencing-related technologies.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31881145 PMCID: PMC7008580 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1813907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: N Engl J Med ISSN: 0028-4793 Impact factor: 91.245