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Microbiology & Immunology Genetics and epigenetics Omics Infectious Disease Screening and monitoring

Can Omics Improve Parasite Surveillance?

Shotgun sequencing may support parasite detection, surveillance, and transmission analysis

By Jessica Allerton 06/11/2026 Discussion 2 min read

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Top Institutions in Infectious Disease

Ranking is based on citation frequency across our internal corpus of peer-reviewed articles.

  • #1

    University of Trento

    Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige

    Strong presence in research related to omics and infectious diseases — notable contributions from researchers like Francesco Asnicar.

    Key Differentiators

    • Infectious Disease

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