Monday, 16 June 2025 | 14:00 - 15:30
1.5 Scientific symposia: GenEpi Network: strengthening genomic epidemiology for surveillance and control of infectious diseases in Africa
Location:MH 3Track:Scientific symposia
Chairs: Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Presentations:
Introduction to the GenEpi Network
Alan Christoffels, The University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa
Harnessing environmental surveillance for public health: wastewater genomics in the GenEpi Network
Vito Baraka, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania
A Network to enhance rapid response: disease prevention and outbreak control
Tulio de Oliveira, Stellenbosch University, South Africa