@article{d0c0ed16f9eb4a6ba5f4d3012fabbaf9,
title = "Real-time public health communication of local SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology",
abstract = "Genomic epidemiology can provide a unique, real-time understanding of SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns. Yet the potential for genomic analyses to guide local policy and community-based behavioral decisions is limited because they are often oriented towards specially trained scientists and conducted on a national or global scale. Here, we propose a new paradigm: Phylogenetic analyses performed on a local level (municipal, county, or state), with results communicated in a clear, timely, and actionable manner to strengthen public health responses. We believe that presenting results rapidly, and tailored to a non-expert audience, can serve as a template for effective public health response to COVID-19 and other emerging viral diseases.",
author = "Kalinich, {Chaney C.} and Jensen, {Cole G.} and Peter Neugebauer and Petrone, {Mary E.} and Mario Pe{\~n}a-Hern{\'a}ndez and Ott, {Isabel M.} and Wyllie, {Anne L.} and Tara Alpert and Vogels, {Chantal B.F.} and Fauver, {Joseph R.} and Grubaugh, {Nathan D.} and Brito, {Anderson F.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding for covidtrackerct.com was provided by the Huffman Family Donor Advised Fund (NDG), Fast Grant funding support from the Emergent Ventures at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University (https://fastgrants.org/; NDG), Yale Institute for Global Health (https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/; NDG), and NWO Rubicon 019.181EN.004 (https://www.nwo.nl/en/funding/our-funding-instruments/nwo/rubicon/index.html; CBFV). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. We thank the Yale IMPACT Research Team, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Connecticut Department of Public Health for their partnerships in our collective COVID-19 response. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Kalinich et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.",
year = "2020",
month = aug,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1371/JOURNAL.PBIO.3000869",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
journal = "PLoS biology",
issn = "1544-9173",
publisher = "Public Library of Science",
number = "8",
}