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Measles resources
As part of the Wellcome Trust funded ARTIC 2 project we have developed a collection of measles virus resources that are now openly available at artic.network/viruses/mev. These resources provide guidance for public health and research labs who are planning to perform genome sequencing and analysis of measles virus. We...
Optimisation of SMART-9N for viral metagenomics
Metagenomics enables the analysis of the entire nucleic acid contents of a sample without target-specific amplification. Therefore, it presents itself as an untargeted strategy for viral surveillance, allowing the detection of both known and emerging species and variants. However, sensitivity proves challenging due to the complex microbiomes of samples and...
Are sewers a gold mine of epidemiological data? Applying the ARTIC approach to wastewater
What is wastewater-based epidemiology? Interest in wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) peaked during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic; a number of governments turned to it in the hope of informing their strategy to manage the virus at a time when balancing economic needs with protecting public...