Current and emerging diagnostic tests available for the novel COVID-19 global pandemic

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Current and emerging diagnostic tests available for the novel COVID-19 global pandemic
Details	Infectious diseases are still a major threat in the world today. In the current case of the coronavirus global pandemic 2019, healthcare systems have the challenge of massive testing, isolating (quarantine) those suspected of being exposed to the virus, re-testing (at the end of the viral incubation period), treating and managing those who turn out to be positive, as well as real-time tracing of their contacts. The diagnosis of a novel infectious disease such as COVID-19 furthermore presents a challenge of studying and understanding its pathogenesis before developing rapid test assays to be used to subsequently diagnose cases as the disease continues to infect more people. In the development of such a test, aspects such as sensitivity, specificity, false positive and false negative rates of a diagnostic test have to be meticulously considered. As this is a great undertaking requiring high scientific expertise, laboratory and financial resources, some nations especially low-income setti...
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	02:30 PM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1