Inadequate SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Sequencing capacity in Zimbabwe: A call to urgently address this key gap to control current and future waves.
IJID Reg
; 1: 3-4, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1415460
ABSTRACT
Zimbabwe continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic; there is an urgent need for the rapid scale-up of genomic surveillance efforts. In this piece, we express concern on the limited capacity for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Zimbabwe due to limited skillsets and laboratory infrastructural deficiencies. We call for an urgent need for funding from the government of Zimbabwe to set up a robust genomic surveillance program to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Zimbabwe and guide public health responses accordingly.
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Variants
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English
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IJID Reg
Year:
2021
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Article
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J.ijregi.2021.09.004
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