Open AccessMolecular diagnosis for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: lessons learnt from the Ghana experience
Author(s) -
Ivy A. Asante,
Mildred Adusei-Poku,
Humphrey K. Bonney,
Evelyn Yayra Bonney,
John Kofi Odoom,
Evangeline Obodai,
James Aboagye,
Erasmus Nikoi Kotey,
Stephen Nyarko,
Linda Boatemaa,
Vanessa Magnusen,
Helena Lamptey,
George B. Kyei,
William Ampofo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ghana medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-163X
pISSN - 0016-9560
DOI - 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.12
Subject(s) - medicine , contact tracing , covid-19 , pandemic , virology , emergency medicine , medical emergency , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 is currently causing a worldwide pandemic. The first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were recorded in Ghana on March 12, 2020. Since then, the country has been combatting countrywide community spread. This report describes how the Virology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) is supporting the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to diagnose infections with this virus in Ghana.