1. Discovering disease-causing pathogens in resource-scarce Southeast Asia using a global metagenomic pathogen monitoring system.
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Bohl JA, Lay S, Chea S, Ahyong V, Parker DM, Gallagher S, Fintzi J, Man S, Ponce A, Sreng S, Kong D, Oliveira F, Kalantar K, Tan M, Fahsbender L, Sheu J, Neff N, Detweiler AM, Yek C, Ly S, Sath R, Huch C, Kry H, Leang R, Huy R, Lon C, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, and Manning JE
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- Asia, Southeastern epidemiology, Cambodia epidemiology, Female, Fever epidemiology, Fever etiology, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Male, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Disease Susceptibility, Health Resources, Metagenome, Metagenomics methods, Public Health Surveillance
- Abstract
SignificanceMetagenomic pathogen sequencing offers an unbiased approach to characterizing febrile illness. In resource-scarce settings with high biodiversity, it is critical to identify disease-causing pathogens in order to understand burden and to prioritize efforts for control. Here, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) characterization of the pathogen landscape in Cambodia revealed diverse vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens irrespective of age and gender as risk factors. Identification of key pathogens led to changes in national program surveillance. This study is a "real world" example of the use of mNGS surveillance of febrile individuals, executed in-country, to identify outbreaks of vector-borne, zoonotic, and other emerging pathogens in a resource-scarce setting.
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- 2022
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