Practicability of serological assays for upscaling COVID-19 laboratory testing in Africa

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
• ² Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
• ³ Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
• ⁴ Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, African Field Epidemiology Network, Abuja, Nigeria.
• ⁵ Solina Center for International Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
• ⁶ Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
• ⁷ WHO National Polio Reference Laboratory, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
• ⁸ Department of Medical Laboratory Services, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria.