Covid-19: tracking the spread of a virus in real time – podcast

Central to infectious disease control is tracking the spread of a pathogen through the population. In Cambridge, UK, researchers are looking at genetic mutations in samples from Covid-19 patients to rapidly investigate how and where hospital transmissions are occurring. Dr Est ée Török tellsNicola Davis what this real-time pathological detective work can reveal about the origins of an outbreakContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 11, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Nicola Davis and produced by Madeleine Finlay Tags: Science Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Genetics Epidemics Source Type: news