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The value of local use cases for expanding pathogen genomics in resource-limited settings

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Locally relevant use cases can maximize national support for genomic sequencing in low- and middle-income countries.

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Fig. 1: Potential impact of pathogen genomics in a hypothetical LMIC.

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This article was supported by a grant (INV-053792) from the Gates Foundation. Two of the funder’s employees are co-authors on this manuscript and contributed as shown below. One US government author who contributed to this paper was required to withdraw from publication because of changes in policy within that organization.

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    Gregory L. Armstrong & Joseph Bresee

  2. Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA

    Simon R. Harris & David L. Blazes

  3. Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness, Singapore, Singapore

    Paul M. Pronyk

  4. South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

    Alan Christoffels

  5. WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, WHO Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Programme (WHE), World Health Organization, Berlin, Germany

    Josefina Campos

  6. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Sofonias K. Tessema

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G.L.A. has been a paid consultant for Clear Labs, Gingko Bioworks and Merck Research Laboratories and is an unpaid board member for a non-profit organization, the Theiagen Global Health Initiative. J.C. has received support from the Wellcome Trust, the Task Force for Global Health and ECCMID to support participation in scientific conferences. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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Armstrong, G.L., Harris, S.R., Pronyk, P.M. et al. The value of local use cases for expanding pathogen genomics in resource-limited settings. Nat. Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44360-026-00084-3

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