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Whole-Genome Sequenzierung von SARS-CoV-2 Virenisolaten

  • Funded by Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
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Grant number: 46895

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $123,858.21

  • Funder

    Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)

  • Principal Investigator

    Perisa Damir

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease surveillance & mapping

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

A new coronavirus designated SARS-CoV-2 was discovered at the end of 2019 due to an unusually high number of cases of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan in central China. The currently available information suggests that the virus was transmitted from animals to humans and is now spreading from human to human, leading to a worldwide pandemic. The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), in collaboration with other federal authorities and the responsible cantonal authorities, operates systems for the early detection and monitoring of communicable diseases (EpG, Art. 11). It ensures coordination with international systems. The reporting obligation for this new disease was therefore introduced at the end of January 2020. The National Reference Center for Influenza (CNRI) in Geneva has so far analyzed the swabs from Sentinella for influenza viruses. Since March 2020 (the introduction of COVID-19 surveillance in Sentinella), these swabs...