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Why New Zealand needs to ramp up genome sequencing to trace the source of its new COVID-19 outbreak – The Conversation AU
Genomic sequencing of positive COVID-19 samples could help New Zealand pinpoint the source of its new community outbreak. But it only works if all samples are sequenced – and right now, they’re not.
Genetic surveillance a technology that uses the genetic fingerprint of a virus to track its spread is part of the public health response to New Zealands new COVID-19 community outbreak and could help pinpoint its source.
There are now 17 cases of community transmission, all in Auckland, and health officials are treating the group as a single cluster, with an expectation that case numbers will grow.
Ideally, we should be sequencing all positive test swabs, regardless of whether they are found …
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