The challenges of COVID-19 testing in Africa : The Ethiopian experience
(2021) In Pan African Medical Journal 38. p.1-4- Abstract
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly and creating a huge economic, social and public health challenge worldwide. Although currently an effective vaccine is ready, its distribution is limited, and hence the only currently available lever to reduce transmission is to identify and isolate individuals who are contagious. Thus, testing for SARS CoV-2 has a paramount importance. However, testing in many African countries including Ethiopia has multidimensional growing challenges. Here, we tried to identify, categorize and summarize the challenges of COVID19 testing in Africa from Ethiopian experience.
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- author
- Mulu, Andargachew ; Bekele, Amsalu ; Abdissa, Alemseged ; Balcha, Taye Tolera LU ; Habtamu, Meseret ; Mihret, Adane ; Alemayehu, Dawit Hailu ; Beyene, Getachew Tesfaye and Bayih, Abebe Genetu
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Challenges, COVID-19, Diagnosis, Ethiopia, SARS Cov-2
- in
- Pan African Medical Journal
- volume
- 38
- article number
- 6
- pages
- 4 pages
- publisher
- African Field Epidemiology Network
- external identifiers
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- pmid:33520075
- scopus:85099558098
- ISSN
- 1937-8688
- DOI
- 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.6.26902
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 33b0fb9c-2907-4c0f-9cfa-c8f92aa4f797
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- 2022-03-03 16:59:00
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