The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the potential of genomic technologies for the detection and surveillance of infectious diseases. Pathogen genomics is likely to play a major role in the future of research and clinical implementation of genomic technologies. However, unlike human genetics, the specific ethical and social challenges associated with the implementation of infectious disease genomics has received comparatively little attention. In this paper, we contribute to this literature, focusing on the potential consequences for individuals and communities of the use of these technologies. We concentrate on areas of challenges related to privacy, stigma, discrimination and the return of results in the cases of the surveillance of known pathogens, metagenomics and host genomics.

Covid-19 大流行证明了基因组技术在检测和监测传染病方面的潜力。病原体基因组学很可能在基因组技术的未来研究和临床应用中发挥重要作用。然而，与人类遗传学不同，与传染病基因组学实施相关的特定伦理和社会挑战受到的关注相对较少。在本文中，我们对这些文献做出了贡献，重点关注使用这些技术对个人和社区的潜在影响。在已知病原体、宏基因组学和宿主基因组学的监测案例中，我们专注于与隐私、耻辱、歧视和结果返回相关的挑战领域。