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Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform (SPSP) — AI-Powered National Genomic Epidemic Surveillance

Switzerland · Lausanne · See the Switzerland profile

SPSP integrates AI-powered genomic analysis to detect pathogen variants across Switzerland. Mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health since 2021, it has processed 165,000+ SARS-CoV-2 isolates, transmits variant reports 3× weekly and ranked 4th globally for sequences shared.

165,089
SARS-CoV-2 isolates held (2024)
1,293
Influenza and RSV isolates (2024)
235
Other viral isolates (2024)
7,194
Wastewater datasets (2024)
26
Cantons covered
Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform (SPSP) — AI-Powered National Genomic Epidemic Surveillance

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics / Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Period
2021–present
Keywords
public health, disease surveillance, genomics, epidemiology

Context

The Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform (SPSP) is a national, AI-powered genomic-surveillance infrastructure built by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics under mandate from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Established during COVID-19 (2020-2021), it now also covers influenza, RSV and other priority pathogens.

Activities

SPSP aggregates whole-genome sequences from laboratories across all 26 Swiss cantons, applies automated ML-based phylogenetic analysis to classify variants, and transmits surveillance reports to the FOPH three times weekly, sharing data openly on GISAID.

Results

As of 2024 the platform held 165,089 SARS-CoV-2 isolates, 1,293 influenza and RSV isolates, 235 other viral isolates and 7,194 wastewater datasets, and has been cited internationally as a model for national pathogen-surveillance integration.

Implementation

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