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. 2022 Feb 14;13(1):865.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28529-9.

AusTrakka: Fast-tracking nationalized genomics surveillance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuyet Hoang  1 , Anders Gonçalves da Silva  1 , Amy V Jennison  2 , Deborah A Williamson  3   4 , Benjamin P Howden #  5 , Torsten Seemann #  1
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AusTrakka: Fast-tracking nationalized genomics surveillance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuyet Hoang et al. Nat Commun. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven demand for integrated genomics, resulting in fast-tracked development of AusTrakka, Australia’s pathogen genomics platform. This facilitated rapid data sharing, democratised access to computational and bioinformatic resources and expertise, and achieved national real-time genomic surveillance.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Overview of AusTrakka platform functions and outputs.
The AusTrakka platform accepts sequence and epidemiological data from public health laboratories and performs several functions. Outlined in the figure is the platform architecture and functions, team functions and outputs of AusTrakka system.
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