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Update Date: May 2, 2024

NEWS

Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
Molteni M. STAT, Apr 25, 2024.

Bird flu virus has been spreading in US cows for months, RNA reveals
Mallapaty A. Nature, Apr 27, 2024.

Scientists call new measures to control bird flu in cows ‘a drop in the bucket’
Cohen J. Science, May 1, 2024.

Bird flu is spreading. Did we learn nothing from COVID?
Tufekci Z. New York Times, May 1, 2024.

USDA genome study sheds light on H5N1 avian flu spillover to cows, but data gaps remain
Schnirring L. CIDRAP, May 2, 2024.

Bird flu virus circulated in cows for four months before outbreak confirmed by USDA, analysis shows
Molteni M. STAT, May 2, 2024.

Tracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists say
Branswell H. STAT, May 2, 2024.


POLICY

FDA finalizes plan to regulate some lab-developed tests
Lawrence L. STAT, Apr 29, 2024.


CONCEPTS / COMMENTS

Real-time genomic surveillance for enhanced control of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance
Struelens MJ, et al. Front Sci, Apr 24, 2024. Brand

A pandemic agreement is within reach.
Anita Cicero et al. Science 2024 4 eadq1055


METHODS / TOOLS

Hybrid-Capture Target Enrichment in Human Pathogens: Identification, Evolution, Biosurveillance, and Genomic Epidemiology.
Z B Randolph Quek et al. Pathogens 2024 4 (4) Brand

Advancing metagenome-assembled genome-based pathogen identification: unraveling the power of long-read assembly algorithms in Oxford Nanopore sequencing.
Zhao Chen et al. Microbiol Spectr 2024 4 e0011724

DengueSeq: a pan-serotype whole genome amplicon sequencing protocol for dengue virus.
Chantal B F Vogels et al. BMC Genomics 2024 5 (1) 433

Evaluation of the Impact of Concentration and Extraction Methods on the Targeted Sequencing of Human Viruses from Wastewater.
Minxi Jiang et al. Environ Sci Technol 2024 5

A hepatitis B virus (HBV) sequence variation graph improves alignment and sample-specific consensus sequence construction.
Dylan Duchen et al. PLoS One 2024 4 (4) e0301069

Nanopore and Illumina sequencing reveal different viral populations from human gut samples.
Ryan Cook et al. Microb Genom 2024 4 (4) Brand


EVOLUTION / ECOLOGY / POPULATIONS

Recurrence, Microevolution, and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Legionella pneumophila Sequence Type 1905, Portugal, 2014-2022.
Vera Manageiro et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2024 4 (5) 1022-1025

Epistasis, core-genome disharmony, and adaptation in recombining bacteria.
Aidan J Taylor et al. mBio 2024 4 e0058124

High-resolution genomics identifies pneumococcal diversity and persistence of vaccine types in children with community-acquired pneumonia in the UK and Ireland.
Juan Pablo Rodriguez-Ruiz et al. BMC Microbiol 2024 4 (1) 146 Brand

Pathogenesis and Transmission Assessment of 3 Swine-Origin Influenza A(H3N2) Viruses With Zoonotic Risk to Humans Isolated in the United States, 2017-2020.
Xiangjie Sun et al. J Infect Dis 2023 8 (4) 1107-1111 Brand

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024
Burrough ER, et al. Emerg Infect Dis, Apr 29, 2024.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States.
Wendy Puryear et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2023 3 (4) 786-791

Geographical Expansion of Avian Metapneumovirus Subtype B: First Detection and Molecular Characterization of Avian Metapneumovirus Subtype B in US Poultry.
Muhammad Luqman et al. Viruses 2024 4 (4)


PATHOGENICITY / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens Recovered from Food and Human Sources: Insights from 639,087 Bacterial Whole-Genome Sequences in the NCBI Pathogen Detection Database.
Ashley L Cooper et al. Microorganisms 2024 4 (4)

Genomic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa, 2016-2021.
Rito L Mikhari et al. J Infect Dis 2024 4

Prevalence of transmitted drug resistance and phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 among antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients in Northern Vietnam from 2019 to 2022.
Giang Van Tran et al. Glob Health Med 2024 5 (2) 117-123

The association between HIV pretreatment drug resistance and virological outcomes in children and adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ebako Ndip Takem et al. PLoS One 2024 4 (4) e0300456 Brand Brand

Applying Next-Generation Sequencing to Track HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations Circulating in Portugal.
Victor Pimentel et al. Viruses 2024 4 (4) Brand

High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Drug Resistance Mutations to Lamivudine among People with HIV/HBV Coinfection in Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in Botswana.
Bonolo B Phinius et al. Viruses 2024 4 (4) Brand

A mutation associated with resistance to synthetic pyrethroids is widespread in US populations of the tropical lineage of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l.
Nathan E Stone et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2024 4 (4) 102344 Brand


DETECTION / DIAGNOSIS

Epidemiological and Genomic analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from imported travelers at the port of Shanghai, China (2017-2019).
Danlei Liu et al. BMC Microbiol 2024 4 (1) 145 Brand

Understanding the potential role of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in managing patients with gonorrhoea: A systematic review of WGS use on human pathogens in individual patient care.
Roeann Osman et al. J Infect 2024 4 106168 Brand

Novel point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test for the screening for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: study protocol of a multicentre multidisciplinary prospective observational clinical study to evaluate the performance and feasibility of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT).
Stephanie Ramboarina et al. BMJ Open 2024 5 (5) e084918

Variations in the persistence of 5'-end genomic and subgenomic SARS-CoV-2 RNAs in wastewater from aircraft, airports and wastewater treatment plants.
Man-Hung Eric Tang et al. Heliyon 2024 5 (9) e29703 Brand

Nanopore sequencing of influenza A and B in Oxfordshire and the United Kingdom, 2022-23.
Jennifer Cane et al. J Infect 2024 5 106164 Brand

Clinical severity of enteric viruses detected using a quantitative molecular assay compared to conventional assays in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study.
Jordan Cates et al. J Infect Dis 2024 4 Brand Brand

A systematic review on the incidence of influenza viruses in wastewater matrices: Implications for public health.
Mbasa Dlamini et al. PLoS One 2024 4 (4) e0291900 Brand

The first detection of mpox virus DNA from wastewater in China.
Jin Xu et al. Sci Total Environ 2024 4 172742 Brand

Implementation of a rapid diagnostic assay package for cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis and tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Paraguay.
Gloria Aguilar et al. BMC Infect Dis 2024 4 (1) 406 Brand Brand

Detection of drug-resistant malaria in resource-limited settings: efficient and high-throughput surveillance of artemisinin and partner drug resistance.
Naoyuki Fukuda et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024 4


EPIDEMIOLOGY / OUTBREAKS / TRANSMISSION

Identifying Contact Time Required for Secondary Transmission of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Using Real-Time Locating System.
Min Hyung Kim et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2024 4 (5) 908-915

Transmission characteristics in Tuberculosis by WGS: nationwide cross-sectional surveillance in China.
Dongxin Liu et al. Emerg Microbes Infect 2024 4 2348505

COVID-19 cluster surveillance using exposure data collected from routine contact tracing: The genomic validation of a novel informatics-based approach to outbreak detection in England.
Simon Packer et al. PLOS Digit Health 2024 4 (4) e0000485

Hepatitis C virus subtype diversity and transmission clusters characteristics among drug users in Zhuhai, South China.
Hongxia Li et al. BMC Infect Dis 2024 4 (1) 451

Molecular epidemiology of HIV among people who inject drugs after the HIV-outbreak in Athens, Greece: Evidence for a 'slow burn' outbreak.
Evangelia Georgia Kostaki et al. Infect Genet Evol 2024 4 105597

Molecular epidemiology of a Parainfluenza Type 3 virus outbreak: Informing infection control measures on adult hematology wards.
Laura Hughes et al. J Clin Virol 2024 4 105677 Brand



HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Association of Persistent Symptoms after Lyme Neuroborreliosis and Increased Levels of Interferon-α in Blood.
Sergio A Hernández et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2023 5 (6) 1091-1101


Note: Brand indicates that at least one CDC-affiliated author; Brand indicates that the article addresses aspects of implementation or evaluation in clinical or public health practice.

About AMD Clips

Clips are selected from a variety of sources, including PubMed, journal tables of contents, and online media. Special emphasis is given to the use of next-generation genetic sequencing in infectious disease public health surveillance, investigation, and development of new diagnostics and interventions. The collection is not comprehensive but aims to capture highlights, while surveying a wide range of topics.

Note:

  • Brand indicates that at least one CDC-affiliated author.
  • Brand indicates that the article addresses aspects of implementation or evaluation in clinical or public health practice.
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