Arboviral testing capacity by country

Testing capacity by virus and assay type (ref Q17)

Country

CHIKV

DENV

YFV

ZIKV

Australia

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

China

Cook Islands

French Polynesia

Japan

Kiribati

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Nauru

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Singapore

Vanuatu

Viet Nam



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

Australia

Enhanced collaboration across human health, animal, and environmental sectors towards a One Health approach for the efficient sharing of samples, data, and expertise.

Brunei Darussalam

Current laboratory testing algorithm for arboviruses

Cambodia

2

2

centrifuge, reagent for PCR and ELISA

Lab technique capacity

China

3

Cook Islands

French Polynesia

Japan

Kiribati

5

5

tbc

tbc

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Availability of laboratory supplies are dependent on project periods

Malaysia

PCR Machines, RDT kits for ZIKV and JEV

Nauru

All staff need training

Do not have lab for testing arboviral diseases, therefore no resources.

Papua New Guinea

Health emergencies- at least three for laboratory surveillance; there is currently no dedicated personnel for arbovirus surveillance; 8; 2 personnel each at the National and Provincial level

Arboviruses surveillance is by specific diseases and not routinely monitored unless there are cluster of suspected cases. Otherwise, the PNGIMR has multiplex assays for arboviruses since 2011 and has the capacity to test. Training for healthworkers and national level staff on importance of arbovirus will increase surveilance in the country. There is currently no dedicated personnel for arbovirus, lab testing, data management and reporting. Laboratory surveillance and diagnostic testing for arboviruses.

The PNGIMR laboratory has the capacity for research only. Increasing laboratory support enables the lab to test for samples received by the laboratory. Rapid Diagnostic Test -antigen and antibody testing , RT PCR. All appropriate testing equipments/reagents for arboviral testing.

Infrastructure - lab, office and office equipment. Need a reference laboratory

Philippines

At the very least 3 dedicated personnel in charge per laboratory testing (independent of administrative work)

Laboratory diagnostic confirmatory training (RT-PCR, virus isolation,NAAT ) for concerned personnel at the sub-national and regional

Additional confirmatory equipment (diagnostic kit and equipments) at the sub-national and regional levels.

Singapore

Well evaluated pan-flavivirus PCR protocol, reference materials and EQA and virus/ serotype-specific serology that can differentiate past arbovirus infection

Vanuatu

7

on PCR testing and seroyping

PCR platform and reagents

Viet Nam