Laboratory readiness and response for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in expert laboratories in 30 EU/EEA countries, January 2020.
| Title | Laboratory readiness and response for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in expert laboratories in 30 EU/EEA countries, January 2020. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2020 |
| Authors | Reusken, C. B. E. M., Broberg E. K., Haagmans B., Meijer A., Corman V. M., Papa A., Charrel R., Drosten C., Koopmans M., & Leitmeyer K. |
| Journal | Euro Surveill |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Date Published | 2020 02 |
| ISSN | 1560-7917 |
| Keywords | Betacoronavirus, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, Disease Outbreaks, European Union, Humans, Laboratories, Pneumonia, Viral, Reference Standards, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Viral, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sentinel Surveillance, Sequence Analysis |
| Abstract | Timely detection of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection cases is crucial to interrupt the spread of this virus. We assessed the required expertise and capacity for molecular detection of 2019-nCoV in specialised laboratories in 30 European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Thirty-eight laboratories in 24 EU/EEA countries had diagnostic tests available by 29 January 2020. A coverage of all EU/EEA countries was expected by mid-February. Availability of primers/probes, positive controls and personnel were main implementation barriers. |
| DOI | 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.6.2000082 |
| Alternate Journal | Euro Surveill |
| PubMed ID | 32046815 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC7029448 |
