We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Real-time public health communication of local SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology.
- Authors
Kalinich, Chaney C.; Jensen, Cole G.; Neugebauer, Peter; Petrone, Mary E.; Peña-Hernández, Mario; Ott, Isabel M.; Wyllie, Anne L.; Alpert, Tara; Vogels, Chantal B. F.; Fauver, Joseph R.; Grubaugh, Nathan D.; Brito, Anderson F.
- Abstract
Genomic epidemiology can provide a unique, real-time understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns. Yet the potential for genomic analyses to guide local policy and community-based behavioral decisions is limited because they are often oriented towards specially trained scientists and conducted on a national or global scale. Here, we propose a new paradigm: Phylogenetic analyses performed on a local level (municipal, county, or state), with results communicated in a clear, timely, and actionable manner to strengthen public health responses. We believe that presenting results rapidly, and tailored to a non-expert audience, can serve as a template for effective public health response to COVID-19 and other emerging viral diseases. This Perspective article proposes a new paradigm to present SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic analyses performed on a local level (municipal, county, or state), with results communicated in a clear, timely, and actionable manner. The authors believe that presenting results rapidly, and tailored to a non-expert audience, can serve as a template for effective public health communication for COVID-19 and other emerging viral diseases.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; VIRUS diseases; PUBLIC communication; LOCAL mass media; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
PLoS Biology, 2020, Vol 18, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1544-9173
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3000869