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AI-Assisted Genomic Phylogenetic Analysis for Outbreak Detection

Accountable
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
Functional Modes
Deciding (Analytical AI)
Human decides
Purpose
Healthcare
Input Dataset
Operational data Anonymized data
Algorithm or Model
Classification & Prediction
Output Dataset
About a measurement Anonymized data

This system uses maximum-likelihood statistical methods to build phylogenetic trees from genomic sequence data, helping public health scientists determine whether cases of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases are part of the same outbreak cluster. It runs on biological samples — not on identified individuals — and produces evolutionary relationship maps used by epidemiologists to guide outbreak investigation. No personal identifying information is collected or disclosed.

Sources for this disclosure

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

Schema: ai@2026-05-06-beta