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Nigerian Scientists Investigate Mosquitoes Beyond Malaria
Nigerian scientists study pathogens (disease-causing organisms) carried by mosquitoes using advanced genomics techniques. They found viruses about which little is known.
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ACEGID Trains Rwandan Scientists in Next Generation Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2
ACEGID facilitated a three-week training on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and bioinformatics for Rwandan scientists at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). The training was held as a collaboration between ACEGID and RBC from January 31 to February 18, 2022. ACEGID scientists trained participants in the principles and practices of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing steps including sample handling, extraction, amplification, …
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Four Takeaways from Our Recent Paper on Tuberculosis in Nigeria
Our scientists recently published a scientific paper reporting the discovery of a severe, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis in Nigeria. The discovery was made using whole genome sequencing (a technique for analysing the entire genome of an organism) and bioinformatics analysis. We share four key highlights of the publication below: 1. The Beijing lineage of Mycobacterium …
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ACEGID’s Pivotal Work on Public Health Featured in World Bank Results Brief
ACEGID’s approach, results and impacts were the focus of a recent World Bank Results Brief. The publication highlights how we are countering immediate public health threats as well as detecting…
ACEGID-Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative Trains African Scientists in Next Generation Sequencing
Towards scaling up genomic sequencing capacity on the African continent, the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), in partnership with the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative, is hosting Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) training for scientists involved in national Covid-19 sequencing efforts. This is the first in the series of NGS training workshops …
ACEGID named as a Continental Reference Laboratory by WHO and Africa CDC
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) recently announced the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) as one of the three reference laboratories for the storage and analysis of the genomes of infectious diseases in Africa. This announcement came on the heels of effort …
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