ARTIC network has published Bundibugyo (BDBV) sequencing resources as the 2026 outbreak continues in DRC & Uganda. We have compiled guidance for labs wishing to sequence, assemble and analyse BDBV genomes: artic.network/viruses/bdbv/bdbv-sequencing-guide.html
1/ 🚀 Pathoplexus now supports Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), a species of Ebolavirus.
BDBV has been associated with past outbreaks of Ebola in the DR Congo and Uganda, & a case has been reported today during response to the current Ebola outbreak.
pathoplexus.org/ebola-bdbv
#ebola #bdbv #ebolaoutbreak
The ARTIC Primer Foundry is now live and will soon begin shipping BDBV primers on request primalscheme.com/orders
PrimalScheme is a tool for designing primer panels for multiplex PCR. It uses a greedy algorithm to find primers for tiling amplicon generation for multiple reference genomes.
Various sequencing approaches work for BDBV: amplicon panels (BDBV-specific v1.0.0 & pan-Ebola v2.0.0), bait capture (Twist/Illumina), or metagenomics. Primer schemes are available via labs.primalscheme.com and are being synthesised for free distribution on request via the new ARTIC Primer Foundry
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Our BDBV resources include guidance on bioinformatic analysis for amplicon data and bait capture, and for data sharing using @pathoplexus.org artic.network/viruses/bdbv...
Initial genomic characterization of the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Eastern DRC with cases in Uganda. Join work between INRB in DRC and CPHL in Uganda plus many partners.
virological.org/t/initial-ge...
Rapid release of multiplex PCR amplicon scheme for Andes hantavirus whole genome sequencing validated on control material: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @scalene.bsky.social @stevepullan.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social output from HPRU in Public Health Genomics
The Viral Sequencing and Bioinformatics workshop in Accra, Ghana is underway! @artic.network
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With lab work done, sequencing and bioinformatics made up the final days of the @artic.network workshop in Ghana
