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Viral sequencing helps Ontario doctors crack measles outbreak
Original: Ontario's top doctors traced a measles outbreak through 13 ICU cases with viral sequencing — the weapon that cracked it
Ontario's top doctors used viral sequencing to trace a measles outbreak linked to 13 intensive care cases, identifying how the virus spread between patients. Health officials say genomic tracing was the decisive tool in piecing together the outbreak's chain of transmission. The work highlights growing reliance on sequencing to investigate serious vaccine-preventable disease clusters in Canada.
Why now: A measles outbreak severe enough to send 13 patients to intensive care underscores renewed concern about declining vaccination coverage.
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- Ontario's top doctors traced a measles outbreak through 13 ICU cases with viral sequencing — the weapon that cracked it · BigGo Finance
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