An Observational Laboratory-Based Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Diagnostics in Benin, Western Africa

Months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, case numbers from Africa are surprisingly low, potentially because the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed in Africa is lower than in other regions. Here, we show an overload of COVID-19-related diagnostics in the central laboratory of Ben...

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Main Authors: Anna-Lena Sander, Anges Yadouleton, Andres Moreira-Soto, Carine Tchibozo, Gildas Hounkanrin, Yvette Badou, Carlo Fischer, Nina Krause, Petas Akogbeto, Edmilson F. de Oliveira Filho, Anges Dossou, Sebastian Brünink, Christian Drosten, Melchior A. Joël Aïssi, Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey, Benjamin Hounkpatin, Michael Nagel, Jan Felix Drexler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-02-01
Series:mSphere
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00979-20