African health expert: genomic sequencing enables near real-time pathogen detection

Teona Gherasim

From BGI Genomics Apr 15 2026 During Rwanda’s first Marburg virus outbreak, clinical assessments were complicated by patients simultaneously battling malaria. Although the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) possessed diagnostic kits to confirm infections, investigating the origin of the outbreak required additional genomic sequencing. For complex cases involving multiple pathogens, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) offers a more comprehensive approach. This advanced diagnostic

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