Laboratory capacity assessments in 25 African countries at high risk of yellow fever, August-December 2018
| Autor: | Alphonse Mendy, N'Faly Magassouba, John Kayiwa, James Ayei Maror, Barbara Wilmot Johnson, Kadidja Gamougam, Joana Filipa Machado de Morais, Amadou A. Sall, Eric C. Mossel, Mawahib Eldigail, David Opare, Elisabeth Pukuta Simbu, Mick N. Mulders, J.J. Lutwama, John Dogba, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Oumar Faye, Koba Adjaho Komla, Zoraima Neto, Kossi Badziklou, Modou Lamin Jarju, Steve Ahuka, Jean-Vivien Mombouli, Nwando Mba, Adamu Tayachew, Ousmane Faye, Erin Staples, Zakou Idde, Manuela Alphonse Juma, Emmanuel Nakouné, Zikan Koroma, Jean-Luc Betoulle, Maurice Demanou, Cristina Domingo, Mariette Glitho, Celestina Obiekea, Berhane Beyene, Paula da Paixao, José Mahinou, Burgess Gbelee, Joel Lutomiah, Yves Eric Denon, Therese Kagone, Edgard Valery Adjogoua, Lorreta Antwi, Chantal Reusken, Lee M. Hampton, Gamou Fall, Samson Limbaso, Rexford Adade, Adel Hussein Elduma, Rehab Elageb, Christin H. Goodman, Bakary Sanneh, Lawrence Ofosu-Appiah, Dodzi Kofi Amelor, Cynthia Goma-Nkoua, Alison Jane Basile, Issa Cisse, Sabado Fernandes Gomes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Capacity Building Developing country Reference laboratory Disease Outbreaks Environmental health diagnostics Global health medicine Humans Yellow fever laboratory testing Epidemics Program Assessment business.industry Public health Outbreak High capacity General Medicine medicine.disease Africa Laboratories business |
| Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 38 No. 1 (2021) The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Introduction:accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever (YF) is critical to the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance recognized the need to support and build capacity in the national and regional laboratories in the Global YF Laboratory Network (GYFLN) as part of this strategy. Methods:to better understand current capacity, gaps and needs of the GYFLN laboratories in Africa, assessments were carried out in national and regional reference laboratories in the 25 African countries at high risk for YF outbreaks that were eligible for new financial support from Gavi. Results:the assessments found that the GYFLN in Africa has high capacity but 21% of specimens were not tested due to lack of testing kits or reagents and approximately 50% of presumptive YF cases were not confirmed at the regional reference laboratory due to problems with shipping. Conclusion:the laboratory assessments helped to document the baseline capacities of these laboratories prior to Gavi funding to support strengthening YF laboratories. |
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