Integrating Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories for Emergency Use Testing during Pandemics¹.

ABSTRACT: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic showed limitations in human outbreak testing. Veterinary diagnostic laboratories (VDLs) possess capabilities to bolster emergency test capacity. Surveys from 26 participating VDLs found human SARS-CoV-2 testing was mutually beneficial, including One Health benefits. VDLs indicated testing >3.8 million human samples during the pandemic, which included some challenges.

SUBMITTER: Hodges NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826766 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature