What is mNGS testing?
It uses a powerful genomic sequencing technique, called metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). Rather than looking for one type of pathogen at a time, mNGS analyzes all the nucleic acids, RNA and DNA, that are present in a sample.
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The global number of human infectious disease outbreaks and richness of causal diseases, from 1980 to 2010. Outbreak records are plotted with respect to (a) total global outbreaks (left axis, bars) and total number of diseases causing outbreaks in each year (right axis, dots), (b) host type, (c) pathogen taxonomy, and (d) transmission mode.
Graphic source: http://www.vox.com/2016/5/31/11638796/why-there-are-more-infectious-disease-outbreaks
A HREF="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bird-flu-virus-detected-oklahoma-dairy-herd-2024-07-15/"> Bird flu found in Oklahoma dairy herd, showing bigger US outbreak
A map showing where the H5N1 virus, a highly pathogenic type of avian influenza, has been detected in poultry and wild birds, between December 2021 and March 2023. Johanna A. Harvey, et al./Biological Conservation
Graphic source: https://www.vox.com/science/23709615/avian-influenza-h5n1-wild-birds
The World Health Organization's first-ever Fungal Priority Pathogens List breaks down 19 of the most common fungal pathogens into three priority tiers.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/26/1131602076/who-releases-list-of-threatening-fungi-the-most-dangerous-might-surprise-you"> WHO releases list of threatening fungi. The most dangerous might surprise you 10/2022 NPR.org
