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Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 35  Number 10  September 3-10, 2015

News/ Reviews/ Commentaries

Web-based phylogenetic rools offer insights into viral evolution, geographic spread
Thomas UG. GenomeWeb, Aug 27, 2015.

New ring can diagnose sexually transmitted diseases in a single test
Medical News Today, Aug 24, 2015.

New Zealand 'virus hunter' team explores MinION for influenza genome, metagenomic sequencing
Karow J. GenomeWeb, Aug 20, 2015.

With new law passed, NYC will consider testing options for Legionnaire's disease
Johnson M. GenomeWeb, Aug 19, 2015.

FDA wants food companies to hand over their pathogens
Steenhuysen J. Reuters, Aug 27, 2015.

NIH funds effort to develop PCR test to diagnose infections in infants
GenomeWeb, Aug 25, 2015.

UC San Diego teams up with Illumina to launch bioinformatics specialization on Coursera
Thomas UG. GenomeWeb, Aug 28, 2015.

Hope for universal flu vax?
Akst J. The Scientist, Aug 26, 2015.

How DNA detectives are helping solve the rise of superbugs
Marks L. The Conversation, Aug 18, 2015.

The great big clean-up
Grens K. The Scientist, Sep 1, 2015.

PrecisionFDA to test accuracy of genomic analysis tools
Krol A. Bio-IT World, Aug 27, 2015.

The detection of and response to a foodborne disease outbreak: A cautionary tale.
Osterholm MT et al. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2015 Jun 10.

Emergence of whooping cough: notes from three early epidemics in Persia.
Aslanabadi A et al. Lancet Infect Dis 2015 Aug 19.

Multiplex molecular panels for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal infection: performance, result interpretation and cost-effectiveness.
Binnicker MJ et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2015 Aug 26.

Towards host-directed therapies for tuberculosis.
Zumla A et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2015 Aug (8) 511-2

Evolving resistance among gram-positive pathogens.
Munita JM et al. Clin. Infect. Dis. 2015 Sep 15. S48-57

The need for evolutionarily rational disease interventions: Vaccination can select for higher virulence.
Boots M et al. PLoS Biol. 2015 Aug (8) e1002236