This Genome Watch highlights how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic laid the groundwork for continued use of real-time genomic epidemiology for public health responses in low-and-middle-income countries.
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Belman, S., Saha, S. & Beale, M.A. SARS-CoV-2 genomics as a springboard for future disease mitigation in LMICs. Nat Rev Microbiol 20, 3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00664-y
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