Lipkin, Walter Ian, and Firth, Cadhla (2013) Viral surveillance and discovery. Current Opinion in Virology, 3 (2). pp. 199-204.

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Abstract

The field of virus discovery has burgeoned with the advent of high throughput sequencing platforms and bioinformatics programs that enable rapid identification and molecular characterization of known and novel agents, investments in global microbial surveillance that include wildlife and domestic animals as well as humans, and recognition that viruses may be implicated in chronic as well as acute diseases. Here we review methods for viral surveillance and discovery, strategies and pitfalls in linking discoveries to disease, and identify opportunities for improvements in sequencing instrumentation and analysis, the use of social media and medical informatics that will further advance clinical medicine and public health.

Item ID:	59911
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1879-6265
Copyright Information:	© 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2024 04:46
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0605 Microbiology > 060502 Infectious Agents @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0605 Microbiology > 060503 Microbial Genetics @ 50%
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