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Logistics for Rapid Isolation of Viruses From Humans.

Philip Bacchus1, Wanda Christ1, Arian Frisell1

  • 1Philip Bacchus is a Commander, Alexander Potapeiko and Anna-Clara Markström are Privates First Class, and Felicia Leopoldson is a Corporal; all at the National CBRN Defence Centre, Swedish Armed Forces, Umeå, Sweden. Philip Bacchus is also a PhD Student, and David Gisselsson, MD, PhD, is a Senior Consultant and Professor; both in the Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Arian Frisell is a Biomedical Scientist; Ulrika Marking, MD, MPH, is an Infectious Disease Analyst; Andreas Bråve, PhD, is Deputy Head; Kim Blom, PhD, is a Project Manager and Immunologist; and Ramona Groenheit, PhD, is a Microbiologist; all in the Department of Microbiology, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden. Ulrika Marking is also a PhD Student; Nina Greilert-Norin, RN, is a Research Nurse; Sebastian Havervall, MD, is Consultant and a PhD Student; and Charlotte Thålin, MD, PhD, is Affiliated to Research/Docent; all in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Wanda Christ, MSc, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Micorbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Jonas Klingström, PhD, is a Professor, Division of Molecular Medicine and Virology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

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Summary

Public health agencies need live viruses for crucial microneutralization assays. Sweden developed a rapid protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic to collect samples and isolate novel virus variants for research and diagnostics.

Keywords:
Early responseEpidemic management/responseOmicronPublic health preparedness/responseSARS-CoV-2Surveillance

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