Harnessing genomic and bioinformatics for surveillance of pathogens in Africa: a scoping review of existing training and gaps in training.

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Title: Harnessing genomic and bioinformatics for surveillance of pathogens in Africa: a scoping review of existing training and gaps in training.
Authors: Kingpriest PT; The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. onifaspaul@gmail.com., Bok J; The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Lompo P; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé - Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (IRSS-CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso., Ngelesi E; Department of Tropical Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Mwaka J; The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Ndure SL; The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Moremi N; National Public Health Laboratory, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Baraka V; The National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga, Tanzania., Den Bossche TV; VIB - UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium., Bombaywala S; VIB - UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium., Mesuere B; Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium., Martens L; VIB - UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.; Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, 9000, Belgium., Lang T; The Global Health Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Source: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2026 May 29. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 29.
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