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--></style><div><div class="yiv5905737342WordSection1"><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">FYI.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span style="text-decoration:none;"> </span></span></u></b></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span style="text-decoration:none;"> </span></span></u></b></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">Dr. Anthony Smith</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;"
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"sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">South Africa</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">E-mail: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:anthonys@nicd.ac.za" target="_blank" href="mailto:anthonys@nicd.ac.za"><span style="color:black;">anthonys@nicd.ac.za</span></a></span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">Tel: +27-11-5550348 | Fax: +27-11-5550433 | Cell: +27-83-4612145</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";color:black;" lang="EN-US">Website: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nicd.ac.za/">www.nicd.ac.za</a></span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span
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Møller Nielsen; Takkinen Johanna; 'Marc Lecuit'; Alexandre Leclercq; BRISABOIS Anne; Anthony Smith; "kmkam1"; kanbiao ; Brent Gilpin; Bobby Krishna (bobbykrishna@gmail.com)<br><b>Subject:</b> Listeria whole genome sequencing - the future of food safety</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">All,</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you all know we have been working with our federal and state partners on real-time surveillance of listeriosis using whole genome sequencing for a while now.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We have nominated and reached the finals of a US governmental award program called HHS Innovates. We are mostly in there for the recognition; no major associated funding award. Our program is one of six in the finals and it is up for public voting. We need your vote to go all the
way.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please have a look at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hhs.gov/idealab/innovate/whole-genome-sequencing-future-of-food-safety/">http://www.hhs.gov/idealab/innovate/whole-genome-sequencing-future-of-food-safety/</a> . There is a voting button and also a link to the other projects.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please spread the word if you like. The site is open until June 6<sup>th</sup>.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks and have a nice week end.</span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><img id="yiv5905737342Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:1.3318022870@web120505.mail.ne1.yahoo.com" alt="Signature Peter" border="0" height="60" width="94"></span></div><div class="yiv5905737342MsoNormal"><span
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