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BC Centre for Disease Control Launches Genomic Study to Track SARS-CoV-2

Feb 20, 2020
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NEW YORK — The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) said on Thursday that it has launched a pilot study that will use genomic analysis to identify the origins and spread of SARS-CoV-2 — formerly known as 2019-nCoV — infections in British Columbia (BC).

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