TY - JOUR
AU - Lin, Chantel
AU - Jennison, Amy V.
AU - Leong, Lex E.X.
AU - Speers, David J.
AU - Meumann, Ella M.
AU - Cooley, Louise
AU - Kennedy, Karina
AU - Arnott, Alicia
AU - Winter, David
AU - Rawlinson, William
AU - Robson, Jennifer
AU - Harris, Patrick
AU - Donald, Angela
AU - Seemann, Torsten
AU - Ballard, Susan A.
AU - Kirk, Martyn
AU - Sintchenko, Vitali
AU - Williamson, Deborah A.
AU - Howden, Benjamin P.
PY - 2025
DA - September
TI - Communicable diseases genomics network: promoting and harmonising pathogen genomics implementation for public health in Australia
JO - The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific
VL - 63
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101692
AB - Globally, the utility of pathogen genomics for public health was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Approaches to enhance coordination and improve implementation of pathogen genomics for public health are needed. The Communicable Diseases Genomics Network (CDGN) was established in 2015 in Australia. The network, embedded at the public health laboratory interface and supported by the Australian Government, has facilitated a coordinated model in Australia for public health pathogen genomics. CDGN activities have facilitated pilot projects to demonstrate use cases, harmonisation of data sharing and governance arrangements, outbreak and pandemic response, translational research, policy development and workforce capacity building. The impact of CDGN has been enabling the significant progress towards public health genomics implementation in Australia, and providing a model that could be applied in other federated settings, aligned with international best practice.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/10023/32941
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER