External quality assessment study for ebolavirus PCR-diagnostic promotes international preparedness during the 2014 - 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

External quality assessment study for ebolavirus PCR-diagnostic promotes international preparedness during the 2014 - 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

During the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa several international mobile laboratories were deployed to the mainly affected countries Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to provide ebolavirus diagnostic capacity. Additionally, imported cases and small outbreaks in other countries required global pre...

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Main Authors: Heinz Ellerbrok, Sonja Jacobsen, Pranav Patel, Toni Rieger, Markus Eickmann, Stephan Becker, Stephan Günther, Dhamari Naidoo, Livia Schrick, Kathrin Keeren, Angelina Targosz, Anette Teichmann, Pierre Formenty, Matthias Niedrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5426792?pdf=render

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