Operational guidance on the use of yellow fever assays in the context of surveillance
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : World Health Organization |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2023-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789240082519 |
ISBN-13 | : 9240082514 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Operational guidance on the use of yellow fever assays in the context of surveillance written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication aims to provide updated guidance on the specific use of yellow fever laboratory assays in the context of surveillance to be used across the Global Yellow Fever Laboratory Network for disease surveillance. In the recent years, new commercial assays became available and are now recommended for use by WHO and this publication will support national program on the use of compound laboratory assays as per the most recent recommended testing algorithms. This piece is aligned with the elimination effort set in the comprehensive global strategy to eliminate yellow fever epidemics (EYE) strategy 2017-2026 and where its advisory laboratory technical working group actively contributed to its development. The target audiences are policy-makers and health workers.