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📢Today Pathoplexus announces the inclusion of 2 new viral pathogens: RSV (A & B) and HMPV. These respiratory viruses cause a serious health burden, particularly in infants & the vulnerable, & Pathoplexus aims to support sequence sharing to improve understanding & response. 1/4

Pathoplexus
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Our Executive Board decided to prioritize adding RSV and HMPV to Pathoplexus based on feedback from the community. This included a letter from those working on these viruses, asking that the virus be added. Community involvement is a key part of Pathoplexus. 🤝 2/4

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📨As with other organisms, you can share data openly immediately or request that data be Restricted-Use for up to 1 year. Restricted-Use data is still openly available but is restricted in how it can be used in publications or preprints. 📖 3/4

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📋 You can find instructions for how to upload data to Pathoplexus in our docs: pathoplexus.org/docs/how-to/upload-sequences 📰 And read our full blog post on adding RSV and HMPV here: pathoplexus.org/news/2025-05-22-pathoplexus-rsv-and-hmpv 4/4

pathoplexus.orgPathoplexus | Uploading sequencesPathoplexus is a new, open-source database dedicated to the efficient sharing of human viral pathogen genomic data, fostering global collaboration and public health response.