Tracking viruses that travel: how the CDC targets the triple threat of COVID, flu and RSV
The CDC's international travel surveillance program, which tracks worldwide movement of COVID variants, now includes other respiratory viruses.
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The CDC's international travel surveillance program, which tracks worldwide movement of COVID variants, now includes other respiratory viruses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday it will be expanding its respiratory viral surveillance of international travelers. In 2022, the CDC launched its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program (TGS), a public-private partnership to serve as an early-warning detection system at U.S. airports for COVID-19 variants. The voluntary program involves taking nasal samples…
Early detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is critical to assessing risk, providing clear and timely communication messages, and coordinating public health action. CDC used a multicomponent surveillance approach to track the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86.
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