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Case Study Shows Power of SARS-CoV-2 Genome Testing to Track Viral Spread, ID Strains

May 15, 2020
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Christie Rizk
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NEW YORK – As the world begins to get a grip on the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries that seem to have been successful at flattening the infection curve are looking to ease stay-at-home restrictions and slowly reopen their economies. But they're learning that diagnostic testing is only part of the solution when it comes to tracking the virus and clamping down on its transmission.

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