Laboratory staff perceptions

Laboratory staff perception of factors contributing to the a) success and b) barriers/challenges with respect to laboratory testing for arboviral infections (ref Q20)

Country	Successes	Barriers
Bangladesh	Laboratory facility at the district level	Not all districts have RT-PCR machine
Bhutan	Rapid test available and easy to diagnose the suspected case; Supporting laboratory test available to support the arboviral disease	Limited capacity of the laboratory staff; Multi-tasking work in the field; No PCR facility for confirmatory
India
Indonesia
Maldives	Trioplex, NS1 and Elisa	Difficulty in procument of reagents and kits. Lack of laboratory space for viral isolation. Shortage of trained staff and resources.
Myanmar	National Health Laboratory (NHL) has the capacity for arboviral surveillance To get capacity building training To recruit enough human resources To provide enough supporting materials	Only one lab has the capacity. No capacity at State/regional and below level Shortage Lab and human resources
Nepal	Availability of ELISA and RDTs for Dengue and Chikungunya tests.	With COVID-19 pandemic the country has capacity to perform RT-PCR, however support will be required for laboratory reagents and
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste