Infectious-disease diagnostics articles from across Nature Portfolio

This Genome Watch highlights how metagenomics can fill the knowledge gap of the wild avian gut microbiome and enable the early detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria with implications for public health policy and conservation management.

An article in Nature Communications reports a method for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples using nanopores and a machine learning algorithm.

In settings with limited resources and a wide range of possible etiologies, molecular technologies offer an effective solution for infectious disease diagnostics, because they are agile, fast and flexible. Health systems that routinely use molecular diagnostics will achieve economies of scale, maximize limited expertize and rapidly respond to new threats.

This month’s Genome Watch highlights how metagenomics can be used for surveillance and studying infections with respiratory pathogens.