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Pre-emptive genomic surveillance of emerging ebolaviruses
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsJan Felix Drexlerfelix.drexler charite.de
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Citation style for this article: . Pre-emptive genomic surveillance of emerging ebolaviruses. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(3):pii=1900765. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.3.1900765 Received: 20 Dec 2019; Accepted: 22 Jan 2020
Abstract
Genomic surveillance during ebolavirus outbreaks to elucidate transmission chains and develop diagnostic tests is delayed by the laborious development of variant-specific laboratory assays. We developed a new protocol combining 31 parallel PCR assays with Illumina/MinION-based sequencing, allowing generic ebolavirus genomic surveillance, validated using cell culture-derived Ebola, Reston, Sudan and Taï Forest virus at concentrations compatible with patient viral loads. Our approach enables pre-emptive genomic surveillance of ongoing and future ebolavirus outbreaks irrespective of variant divergence.
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