A genomics network established to respond rapidly to public health threats in South Africa

Nokukhanya Msomi^{1

2}, Koleka Mlisana^{2

3}, Tulio de Oliveira^{4

3}; Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa writing group

Collaborators, Affiliations

Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa writing group:
Nokukhanya Msomi, Koleka Mlisana, Carolyn Willianson, Jinal N Bhiman, Dominique Goedhals, Susan Engelbrecht, Gert Van Zyl, Wolfgang Preiser, Diana Hardie, Marvin Hsiao, Nicola Mulder, Darren Martin, Alan Christoffels, Denis York, Jennifer Giandhari, Eduan Wilkinson, Sureshnee Pillay, Houriiyah Tegally, San Emmanuel James, Aquilah Kanzi, Richard John Lessells, Tulio de Oliveira

¹ Discipline of Virology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
² National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa.
⁴ KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Nokukhanya Msomi et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;1(6):e229-e230.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30116-6. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Nokukhanya Msomi^{1

2}, Koleka Mlisana^{2

3}, Tulio de Oliveira^{4

3}; Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa writing group

Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa writing group:
Nokukhanya Msomi, Koleka Mlisana, Carolyn Willianson, Jinal N Bhiman, Dominique Goedhals, Susan Engelbrecht, Gert Van Zyl, Wolfgang Preiser, Diana Hardie, Marvin Hsiao, Nicola Mulder, Darren Martin, Alan Christoffels, Denis York, Jennifer Giandhari, Eduan Wilkinson, Sureshnee Pillay, Houriiyah Tegally, San Emmanuel James, Aquilah Kanzi, Richard John Lessells, Tulio de Oliveira

¹ Discipline of Virology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
² National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa.
⁴ KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

No abstract available

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