Whole-Genome Sequencing for High-Consequence Emerging RNA Viruses: Strategy Selection for Bundibugyo Virus Disease Under 2026 Outbreak Constraints
Katharina Kopp · 2026
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Katharina Kopp reviewed in 2026 how response teams should pick genome reading plans for grave RNA virus outbreaks. The fresh Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda serves as the test case. Full genome reads anchor outbreak work, yet their worth hinges on sample quality, lab safety, and the tools at hand as much as on the machine used.
The virus was known from two past outbreaks, yet old genome samples stayed sparse, and past tests leaned toward its Ebola kin. Kopp sorts reading routes by how much prior knowledge of the virus each one needs, from direct reads to copy-based and trap-based routes. For like outbreaks, the review backs a staged plan. Teams start broad and cast a wide net across fever causes. They win a first genome with tolerant tools, then scale a proven route across places and weeks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Katharina Kopp |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49621 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |