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ArticleNature2026

Scalable near-real-time Bayesian phylogenetics for outbreaks with Delphy.

Patrick Varilly, Mark Schifferli, Katherine Yang, Paul Cronan, Ivan Specht, Tim Burcham, Olivia Glennon, Olivia Jacks, Ellory Laning, Libby Marrs and 17 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Patrick VarillyBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. pvarilly@broadinstitute.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4619-8174
Mark SchifferliFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Katherine YangFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Paul CronanFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Ivan SpechtBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Tim BurchamFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6246-1367
Olivia GlennonFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4157-9913
Olivia JacksFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Ellory LaningFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Libby MarrsFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Kyle ObaFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-9013
Shannon YeungFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Karlie Wenran ZhaoFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.
Edyth ParkerThe Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-1446
Ifeanyi OmahInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-3096
Jonathan E PekarInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-2886
Laura LuebbertEric and Wendy Schmidt Center, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Kristian G AndersenDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-5982
Daniel J ParkBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-7781
Stephen F SchaffnerBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-3568
Bronwyn L MacInnisBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0082-968X
Christian HappiThe Institute of Genomics and Global Health, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3056-6705
Jacob E LemieuxBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Al OzonoffBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-5899
Michael MitzenmacherDepartment of Computer Science, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Ben FryFathom Information Design, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-5570
Pardis C SabetiBroad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA. pardis@broadinstitute.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-1890

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogen genomic analysis is central to tracking, understanding and containing outbreaks

Indexed as

Disease OutbreaksPhylogenySoftwareBayes TheoremCOVID-19EbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeMutationSARS-CoV-2Time Factors

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PMID42749814
PMCPMC13668698

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