The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of global genomic surveillance to monitor the emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants and inform public health decision-making. Until December 2020 there was minimal capacity for viral genomic surveillance in most Caribbean countries. To overcome this constraint, the COVID-19: Infectious disease Molecular epidemiology for PAthogen Control & Tracking (COVID-19 IMPACT) project was implemented to establish rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole genome nanopore sequencing at The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and provide needed SARS-CoV-2 sequencing services for T&T and other Caribbean Public Health Agency Member States (CMS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of selected enteric pathogens in diarrheic children in six counties of the island of Trinidad.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1998 through March 2000. Fecal or rectal swab specimens from children (<12 years) were collected and then processed, using standard methods, to detect Salmonella spp.