Coronavirus disease 2019 diagnostics : key to Africa’s recovery

dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Sanushka
dc.contributor.authorGitaka, Jesse
dc.contributor.authorSuliman, Sara
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Sara
dc.contributor.authorOyedemi, Blessing Mbabie
dc.contributor.authorNepolo, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorEnany, Shymaa
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-20T14:11:54Z
dc.date.available2022-07-20T14:11:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractWith the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) becoming a full-blown outbreak in Africa, coupled with many other challenges faced on the African continent, it is apparent that Africa continues to need diagnostics to enable case identification and recovery to this and future challenges. With the slow vaccination rates across the continent, reliable diagnostic tests will be in demand, likely for years to come. Thus, access to reliable diagnostic tools to detect the severe acute respiratory syndrome of the coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19, remain a critical pillar to monitor and contain new waves of COVID-19. Increasing the local capacity to manufacture and roll-out vaccines and decentralized COVID-19 testing are paramount for fighting the pandemic in Africa.en_US
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_US
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_US
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_US
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMassachusetts Life Sciences Center Accelerating Coronavirus Testing Solutions (A.C.T.S); African Academy of Sciences; Royal Society.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://home.liebertpub.com/publications/dna-and-cell-biology/13en_US
dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, S., Gitaka, J., Suliman., et al. 2022, 'Coronavirus Disease 2019 Diagnostics: Key to Africa’s Recovery', DNA and Cell Biology, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 30–33, doi : 10.1089/dna.2021.0540.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1044-5498 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1557-7430 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1089/dna.2021.0540
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86331
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Lieberten_US
dc.rights© Sanushka Naidoo et al. 2021; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY].en_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_US
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectReverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)en_US
dc.titleCoronavirus disease 2019 diagnostics : key to Africa’s recoveryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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