Researchers develop 'family tree' system to auto-detect new variants of infectious diseases
- Researchers at the University of Cambridge developed a new method to identify infectious variants of viruses and bacteria that spread among humans, including those causing flu and tuberculosis.
- The new approach uses samples from infected individuals for real-time monitoring and automatic identification of vaccine-evading pathogens.
- The technique successfully detected new variants of whooping cough and tuberculosis, including antibiotic-resistant strains, which were previously undetected.
- This method could significantly enhance infectious disease surveillance systems globally and inform public health responses to emerging variants.
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AI-driven surveillance system to combat emerging infectious diseases
Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and tuberculosis.

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks
Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans -- including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and tuberculosis.
Researchers develop 'family tree' system to auto-detect new variants of infectious diseases
Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans—including those causing flu, COVID, whooping cough and tuberculosis.


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