Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform
The national One Health genomic platform to
support pathogen surveillance and research
SPSP is the national pathogen genomic platform that supports pathogen surveillance programmes in Switzerland, offering real-time monitoring of outbreaks and circulating strains. The platform collects and analyses pathogen data to help reduce socio-economic burden of infectious diseases and to protect well-being from a OneHealth perspective, i.e. recognizing the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental systems.
“The possibility of using SPSP in the long term to link genomic data of emerging bacteria or viruses in Switzerland with epidemiological data is promising to ensure exemplary responsiveness of the country in the field of public health.”
Mirjam Mäusezahl
Head of the epidemiology unit at the FOPH
What’s New
Extending SPSP for Bacterial Genomic FAIRification
The SPSP—a national infrastructure for the storage and sharing of microbial genomic data in Switzerland—is broadening its scope to better support bacterial pathogen surveillance. While the platform has predominantly been used for viral data since the COVID-19...
SPSP welcomes six new Partners
The Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform (SPSP) is pleased to welcome three new Partners who will be contributing viral and bacterial data: Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) Agroscope - Microbiological Food Safety National Reference Centre for the Early...
SPSP Annual Meeting 2025 – Minutes
The SPSP Annual Meeting was held on 10th June in Bern. There were 55 participants from 15 institutions joining the SPSP annual meeting 2025, of which 49 attending on site and 6 online. The federal administration was particularly well represented, with 5 members from...
Explore our Public Data
164'839
SARS-CoV-2 isolates
1'013
Influenza & RSV isolates
235
Other viral
isolates
7'194
Wastewater datasets
While SPSP data is only accessible by registered Groups and Partners, the SPSP Public Portal opens the door to valuable pathogen data published in international repositories. Designed with the FAIR principles in mind, it provides a clear overview of dataset structures while protecting sensitive information and patient confidentiality. Researchers can pinpoint relevant datasets and submit access requests, guided by ethical standards and data ownership protocols.
National expertise
SPSP is driven by a national consortium
SPSP is a national consortium bringing together leading institutions to strengthen pathogen surveillance across Switzerland. By working collaboratively, we detect threats faster, share critical data, and protect public health—together.
