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Samar Ashfaq

Public Health Agency of Canada

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Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Joanne HiebertiD· 2 shared Stephanie Van Driel· 2 shared Vanessa ZubachiD· 2 shared Ahmed Abdalla· 1 shared Alwyn C. Go· 1 shared Ana T. DugganiD· 1 shared Brynn Kaplen· 1 shared Christine Bonner· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Measles Whole Genome Sequencing by an Illumina Tiled Amplification Method

Vanessa Zubach, Samar Ashfaq, Stephanie Van Driel, Brynn Kaplen, G Peters, Vanessa Laminman, Alwyn C. Go, Christine Bonner, Morag Graham, Joanne Hiebert

This paper describes an Illumina-based whole-genome sequencing method for measles virus, showing it can detect 10,000 genome copies with high accuracy.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Evaluation of MeaSeq: comprehensive analysis and reporting of measles virus whole genome sequences.

Darian Hole, Ahmed Abdalla, Vanessa Zubach, Molly Pratt, Stephanie Van Driel, Samar Ashfaq, Joanne Hiebert, Ana T. Duggan

This paper introduces MeaSeq, an open-source pipeline for analyzing measles virus whole genome sequences, demonstrating its accuracy and utility for genomic surveillance.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics