Arboviral testing capacity by country

Testing capacity by virus and assay type (ref Q17)

Country

CHIKV

DENV

YFV

ZIKV

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Djibouti

Egypt

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iraq

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Oman

Pakistan

Palestinian Territory

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen



Additional resources most needed for your country to perform adequate testing for arboviral diseases

Additional resources required for adequate arboviral disease testing (ref Q18)

Country

Additional personnel needed

Additional training needed

Additional laboratory equipment needed

Other capacity needs

Afghanistan

5

PCR ,ELISA , genotyping and Sequencing

PCR and ELISA reagent for Yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya

Sequencer machine

Bahrain

reagent to do the yellow fever test

Djibouti

60 staff

- Training on surveillance (detection and reporting) of arbroviral diseases, specimen collection and transport, and case definitions. - Training of laboratory technicians on confirmation techniques on PCR at the national level. - Training on analysis software and GIS at the national level. - Entomology surveillance training on vector control.

- RT-PCR reagents for arbroviral diseases and accessories - Rapid tests (antigens) for arbroviral diseases for peripheral laboratories. - Sentinel BGs for catches and its accessories - Capture vacuum cleaners - Standard sensitized tests (adult, wash).

Information technology support at the national level.

Egypt

Reagents

Provide the sequence of primers and probes of Arbo viruses

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

As attached file

Iraq

Training on Real-time RT-PCR and gene sequencing of CCHFV

(1) Real-time RT-PCR kits, ELISA IgM and IgG kits for other hemorrhagic fever viruses. (2) Automated nucleic acid extraction system, 32 samples. (3) 96-plate centrifuge (Hermil Labortechnik)

Jordan

REGARDS

Entomology lab. and specified staff

Kuwait

Lebanon

training on surveillance, investigation, and response, and lab diagnostics, entomology surveillance

kits for serology (chk, dengue, wnv), kits for pcr (all)

entomology surveillance material

Libya

30

epidemiology analysis

reagent for laboratory diagnosis

logistic supplies for central and peripheral lab

Morocco

Formation spécifique sur le séquençage des Arboviroses.

Acquisition de réactifs pour tests sérologiques et pour tests moléculaires.

Oman

2 qualified staff. 2 bioinformatician

Different techniques, assays

Plaque reduction neutralization tests (PRNTs), primers for sequencing

Sequencing (sanger and Next generation sequencing), bioinformatic tools

Pakistan

One staff in each district office for collection of facility reports, compilation of data and onward sharing

Palestinian Territory

Qatar

National strategy, guidelines and SOPs

Saudi Arabia

shortage in the qualified workers.

continuous and steady supply of reagents.

Somalia

one virologist to mentor national staff in laboratory procedures for diagnosis of Arboviruses

Collection and analysis of biological samples from suspected cases

Sudan

1) Neutralizing antibody testing; (2) Virus isolation; (3) Genome sequencing; (4) Immunoflorescent techniques.

Neutralizing antibody test; sequencer machine

Biosafety level 3 lab; mobile biosafety level 3 lab

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

10

Modeling, Risk prediction maps, Rapid molecular test for field work

Serological kits, molecular reagent for arbovirus detection, molecular reagent for arbovirus sequencing using NGS

logistics

United Arab Emirates

on serotyping and sequencing

Yemen

Lab training (PCR/ELISA) at various levels; RDT training for Health facility FPs; Case management; surveillance

Maintain the WHO supply of RDT and reagents provided to the lab