Funding period: 2023-2027
Lead: Oliver Lung
Total GRDI funding: $212,000
Rapid and accurate identification of foreign animal diseases is vital for emergency response and recovery. The CFIA National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD) performs diagnostic testing and provides scientific advice on high-risk animal diseases. Although sequencing can allow the detection and characterization of these pathogens, the genetic diversity and low abundance of target viruses can make it challenging to sequence them successfully. NCFAD currently uses"ViroCap," a costly virus DNA and RNA enrichment method that is becoming outdated. This project will develop updated and more affordable versions of "ViroCap" that will be integrated into standard protocols, enhancing NCFAD's capacity for emergency preparedness and disease investigations.
Publications
Oksana V., Sullivan D., Nielsen O., Huntington, K.B., Rouse, N., Popov, V., Lung, O. (2024). Senecavirus cetus a novel picornavirus isolated from cetaceans represents a major host switching to the marine environment. PREPRINT https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3900733/v1
Sultana, A., Bienzle, D., Weese, S., Pickering, B., Kruczkiewicz, P., Smith, G., Pinette, M., Lung, O. (2024). Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from the initial cases of domestic cat infections in Canada. Microbiology Resource Announcements, [online] 13(4) https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01295-23
Contact us
Genomics R&D Initiative
Email: info@grdi-irdg.collaboration.gc.ca