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Johnson BW, Demanou M, Fall G, Betoulle JL, Obiekea C, Basile AJ, Domingo C, Goodman C, Mossel E, Reusken C, Staples E, de Morais JFM, Neto Z, Paixão P, Denon YE, Glitho M, Mahinou J, Kagone T, Nakoune E, Gamougam K, Simbu EP, Ahuka S, Mombouli JV, Goma-Nkoua C, Adjogoua EV, Tayachew A, Beyene B, Sanneh B, Jarju ML, Mendy A, Amelor DK, Ofosu-Appiah L, Opare D, Antwi L, Adade R, Magassouba N, Gomes SF, Limbaso S, Lutomiah J, Gbelee B, Dogba J, Cisse I, Idde Z, Ihekweazu C, Mba N, Faye O, Faye O, Sall AA, Koroma Z, Juma MA, Maror JA, Eldigail M, Elduma AH, Elageb R, Badziklou K, Komla KA, Kayiwa J, Lutwama JJ, Hampton L, Mulders MN. Laboratory capacity assessments in 25 African countries at high risk of yellow fever, August-December 2018. Pan Afr Med J 2021; 38:402. [PMID: 34381546 PMCID: PMC8325472 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.402.28886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
| | - Maurice Demanou
- World Health Organization African Region Yellow Fever Laboratory, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.,Centre Pasteur Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon
| | | | | | - Celestina Obiekea
- National Reference Laboratory, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
| | - Alison Jane Basile
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
| | | | - Christin Goodman
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
| | - Eric Mossel
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
| | - Chantal Reusken
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
| | - Erin Staples
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-borne Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
| | | | - Zoraima Neto
- Instituto Nacional de Investigacao em Saude, Luanda, Angola
| | - Paula Paixão
- Instituto Nacional de Investigacao em Saude, Luanda, Angola
| | | | | | - José Mahinou
- National Public Health Laboratory, Cotonou, Benin
| | - Therese Kagone
- Scientific Laboratory Consulting, Laporte, Colorado, United States of America.,World Health Organization African Region Yellow Fever Laboratory, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- National Institute for Biomedical Research, Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo
| | | | | | | | - Adamu Tayachew
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Virology and Rickettsiology Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| | | | - Bakary Sanneh
- National Health Laboratory Services, Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
| | - Modou Lamin Jarju
- National Health Laboratory Services, Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
| | - Alphonse Mendy
- National Health Laboratory Services, Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
| | - Dodzi Kofi Amelor
- National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
| | - Lawrence Ofosu-Appiah
- National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
| | - David Opare
- National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
| | - Lorreta Antwi
- National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
| | - Rexford Adade
- National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Public Health Division, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana
| | | | | | - Samson Limbaso
- Center for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
| | - Joel Lutomiah
- Center for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
| | - Burgess Gbelee
- National Public Health Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Charlesville, Liberia
| | - John Dogba
- National Public Health Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Charlesville, Liberia
| | - Issa Cisse
- Institut National de Santé Publique Laboratoire de Fièvre Jaune, Bamako, Mali
| | | | - Chikwe Ihekweazu
- National Reference Laboratory, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
| | - Nwando Mba
- National Reference Laboratory, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Lakka, Sierra Leone
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- Laboratoire de Sérologie, Institut National d'Hygiène, Lomé, Togo
| | | | - John Kayiwa
- Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
| | | | | | - Mick Norman Mulders
- Department of Immunizations, Vaccines and Biologicals, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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