COVID-19 mass testing and sequencing: Experiences from a laboratory in Western Kenya

COVID-19 mass testing and sequencing: Experiences from a laboratory in Western Kenya

Background: The Basic Science Laboratory (BSL) of the Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project in Kisumu, Kenya addressed mass testing challenges posed by the emergent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an environment of global supply shortages. Before COVID-19, the BSL had adequate...

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Main Authors: John N. Waitumbi, Esther Omuseni, Josphat Nyataya, Clement Masakhwe, Faith Sigei, Allan Lemtudo, George Awinda, Eric Muthanje, Brian Andika, Rachel Githii, Rehema Liyai, Gathii Kimita, Beth Mutai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-07-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
covid-19
coronavirus
sars-cov-2
nasal swab
nasopharyngeal swabs
mass testing
genome sequencing
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1737

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