On Nov. 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had released a new guidance: ﾓWhole genome sequencing (WGS) as a tool to strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and responseﾔ.

The documents provide guidance on the capacities needed for WGS to be useful as a tool for foodborne disease surveillance and response, summarize options for implementing WGS and explain how to integrate WGS within existing systems.