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Laboratory Diagnostics/ Services

Laboratory Services of the Virology Unit

The Virology Unit continued to assist Ministry of Health (MOH) in providing
diagnostic services for prevalent viral infections, serving most government
hospitals and clinics in the country. The unit also served as:

1. WHO National Influenza Centre
2. WHO National Laboratory for Poliovirus
3. National AIDS Reference Laboratory
4. National Reference Laboratory for SARS CoV, Pan- CoV & Novel CoV
5. National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza
6. National Reference Laboratory for Zika
7. National Reference Laboratory for Rabies
8. National Reference Laboratory for Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Diseases

Virology Unit Laboratory Test/ Services

No. Test 2021 2022

1 Reference tests by serological methods: 288 80
Nipah virus (ELISA IgG) 809 802
HIV (immunoassay, particle agglutination, Western blot) 1747 1391
Hepatitis Type A, B, C & E

2 Services of National WHO Laboratory for Polio Eradication
Cell cultures of:
AFP cases 3528
Contacts 336 792
Polio environmental surveillance/culture 1912 524
Cell preparation 2174 2540
Cell sensitivity 120 180

3 Services of WHO National Influenza Centre, SARS CoV-2 Viral
Isolation
Influenza and other respiratory viruses cell culture 3020 2649
Antigen detection by IF 186 0
SARS CoV-2 viral isolation 533 448

4 Viral meningitis/ encephalitis/ cardiomyopathy syndrome/
Guillain-Barré Syndrome/ acute gastroenteritis:
Cell cultures 1022 1157
5 Hand, foot & mouth disease
Cell Culture 146 129 Research Centre (IDRC) Infectious Diseases

6 Specific immunofluorescent test on cell culture confirmation
Respiratory Viruses 614 408
Enteroviruses 0 21
Herpes Simplex Virus 1 1

7 CMV & HSV Reference Test CMV
Cell Culture 180 156
HSV Cell Culture 186 175