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Nextstrain

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Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution

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Since early May, researchers at the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) and their partners have been sequencing isolates from the ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the DRC. (1/2)

On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5

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Closing these public analyses puts the world more in the dark and concretely harms surveillance as it becomes more difficult for variant spotters to contribute to global situational awareness. 4/5

On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5

We strive to credit labs collecting specimens and generating sequence data prominently. But credit for data contributions is not zero sum – surfacing of data in popular tools generates visibility and does not infringe on future publications by the data generators. 2/5

We are happy to announce a new blog post at nextstrain.org, highlighting some recently-added resources for rabies, Lassa fever, and yellow fever virus: nextstrain.org/blog/2025-02... We'd love to hear feedback from any subject matter experts with experience with any of those viruses!

nextstrain.orgNextstrain: New Resources for Rabies, Lassa, and Yellow Fever VirusNextstrain blog post from 2025-02-21; author(s): Kim Andrews, Jennifer Chang, Richard Daodu, Denise Kühnert, John SJ Anderson

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