Fig. 3From: Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice: a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019Enthusiasm of participants regarding the use of pathogen genomics for public health practice according to level of expertise in the field of pathogen genomics, Belgium, 2019. Subgroups: (i) High (n=32) (indicated ‘Very familiar’ and currently generating or using NGS data or continuing education in the field of genomics or professional experience in the field of genomics), (ii) Middle (n=51) (indicated ‘Somewhat familiar’ and having followed training in the field of genomics), and (iii) Low (n=52) (indicated ‘Not at all familiar’ or indicated ‘Somewhat familiar’ and having never followed training in the field of genomics). Categories: (i) ‘Very enthusiastic – we should be using genomics now’, (ii) ‘Neutral – I do not have an opinion on genomics in public health’, (iii) ‘Skeptical – genomics may be useful for research purposes, but I do not see clear applications and/or an added value for public health’, (iv) ‘It’s all a hype – genomics has not proven itself to be more useful than the conventional methods, we should not invest resources/time in genomics’, and (v) ‘I don’t know – I don’t know enough of the topic to be able to give an opinion’Back to article page