PulseNet Asia-Pacific

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At a glance

  • PulseNet Asia-Pacific was established in 2002.
  • Number of participating countries: 19
  • Regional Coordinator: Microbiological Diagnostics Unit Public Health Laboratory and Doherty Centre for Applied Microbial Genomics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

About

Meetings are hosted twice per month by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (PulseNet Asia-Pacific) and Illumina Asia-Pacific Japan. These meetings aim to establish a Community of Knowledge to share information on whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics throughout the region.

Partcipants:

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Fiji
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Timor Leste
  • Vietnam

Resources

For additional information, please visit the PulseNet Asia Pacific website

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