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Effects of Decentralized Sequencing on National Listeria monocytogenes Genomic Surveillance, Australia, 2016–2023
Patiyan Andersson, Sally Dougall, Karolina Mercoulia, Kristy A. Horan, Torsten Seemann, Jake A. Lacey, Tuyet Hoang, Lex E.X. Leong, David Speers, Louise Cooley, Karina Kennedy, Rob Baird, Rikki Graham, Qinning Wang, Avram Levy, Dimitrios Menouhos, Norelle L. Sherry, Susan A. Ballard, Vitali Sintchenko, Amy V. Jennison, and Benjamin P. Howden
Author affiliation: The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (P. Andersson, S. Dougall, K. Mercoulia, K.A. Horan, T. Seeman, J.A. Lacey, T. Hoang, N.L. Sherry, S.A. Ballard, B.P. Howden); SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (L.E.X. Leong); Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (D. Speers, A. Levy); Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (L. Cooley); Canberra Health Services, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (K. Kennedy); Territory Pathology, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (R. Baird, D. Menouhos); Queensland Public Health and Scientific Services, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (R. Graham, A.V. Jennison); Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Q. Wang, V. Sintchenko); Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia (N.L. Sherry, B.P. Howden); Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney, Sydney (V. Sintchenko)
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Figure 2. Summary of Listeria monocytogenes samples included in a study of effects of decentralized sequencing on national L. monocytogenes genomic surveillance, Australia, 2016–2023. A) Number of samples per year by source; B) number of samples per jurisdiction per year and source. Total number of samples per jurisdiction are provided; note varying scales of the y-axes. A notable increase in samples from food and environmental sources has occurred since 2021. ACT, Australian Capital Territory; NSW, New South Wales; NT, Northern Territory; QLD, Queensland; SA, South Australia; TAS, Tasmania; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.
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