Contribution of PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB Molecular Diagnostic Networks to COVID-19 Testing Preparedness in 16 Countries

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Romano, Erin Rottinghaus ; Sleeman, Katrina ; Hall-Eidson, Patricia ; Zeh, Clement ; Bhairavabhotla, Ravikiran ; Zhang, Guoqing ; Adhikari, Amitabh ; Alemnji, George ; Cardo, Yolanda Rebello ; Pinheiro, Ana ; Pocongo, Barbara ; Eno, Laura T. ; Shang, Judith D. ; Ndongmo, Clement B. ; Rosario, Hilda ; Moreno, Orquidea ; De León, Lucia Aurora De La Cruz ; Fonjungo, Peter ; Kabwe, Constantin ; Ahuke-Mundeke, Steve ; Gama, Dan ; Dlamini, Sindisiwe ; Maphalala, Gugu ; Abreha, Tefsay ; Purfield, Anne ; Gebrehiwot, Yared Tedla ; Desalegn, Daniel Melese ; Basiye, Frank ; Mwangi, Jane ; Bowen, Nancy ; Mengistu, Yohannes ; Lecher, Shirley ; Kampira, Elizabeth ; Kaba, Muluken ; Bitilinyu-Bangoh, Joseph ; Masamha, Gillian ; Viegas, Sofia Omar ; Beard, R. Suzanne ; van Rooyen, Gerhard ; Shiningavamwe, Andreas N. ; I.J, McPaul ; Iriemenam, Nnaemeka C. ; Mba, Nwando ; Okoi, Catherine ; Katoro, Joel ; Kenyi, Dennis L ; Bior, Bior K. ; Mwangi, Christina ; Nabadda, Susan ; Kaleebu, Pontiano ; Yingst, Samuel L. ; Chikwanda, Prisca ; Veri, Levi ; Simbi, Raivi ; Alexander, Heather
• Description:
  The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supports molecular HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic networks and information management systems in low- and middle-income countries. We describe how national programs leveraged these PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sent a spreadsheet template consisting of 46 indicators for assessing the use of PEPFAR-supported diagnostic networks for COVID-19 pandemic response activities during April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, to 27 PEPFAR-supported countries or regions. A total of 109 PEPFAR-supported centralized HIV viral load and early infant diagnosis laboratories and 138 decentralized HIV and TB sites reported performing SARS-CoV-2 testing in 16 countries. Together, these sites contributed to >3.4 million SARS-CoV-2 tests during the 1-year period. Our findings illustrate that PEPFAR-supported diagnostic networks provided a wide range of resources to respond to emergency COVID-19 diagnostic testing in 16 low- and middle-income countries.
• Subjects:
  COVID-19 Testing COVID-19/diagnosis Hiv Infections Humans Pandemics Pathology, Molecular SARS-COV-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(Suppl 1):S59-S68
• Pubmed ID:
  36502414
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9745242
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
• Volume:
  28
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:989a28858625de1ccf68b6aeee1384df41b7f5d45b41358f0daddaa9bde30b8a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123320/cdc_123320_DS1.pdf
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