Real-time public health communication of local SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology

Genomic epidemiology can provide a unique, real-time understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns. Yet the potential for genomic analyses to guide local policy and community-based behavioral decisions is limited because they are often oriented towards specially trained scientists and conducted...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2020-08, Vol.18 (8), p.e3000869-e3000869
Main Authors: Kalinich, Chaney C, Jensen, Cole G, Neugebauer, Peter, Petrone, Mary E, Peña-Hernández, Mario, Ott, Isabel M, Wyllie, Anne L, Alpert, Tara, Vogels, Chantal B F, Fauver, Joseph R, Grubaugh, Nathan D, Brito, Anderson F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - genetics
Biology and Life Sciences
Communication
Computer and Information Sciences
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Decision analysis
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Funding
Genomes
Genomic analysis
Genomics
Humans
Information Dissemination
Initiatives
Medicine and health sciences
Pandemics
Pathogens
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Public Health
Real time
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
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Summary:Genomic epidemiology can provide a unique, real-time understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns. Yet the potential for genomic analyses to guide local policy and community-based behavioral decisions is limited because they are often oriented towards specially trained scientists and conducted on a national or global scale. Here, we propose a new paradigm: Phylogenetic analyses performed on a local level (municipal, county, or state), with results communicated in a clear, timely, and actionable manner to strengthen public health responses. We believe that presenting results rapidly, and tailored to a non-expert audience, can serve as a template for effective public health response to COVID-19 and other emerging viral diseases.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000869