Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2024)

Integrating Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories for Emergency Use Testing during Pandemics

  • Natasha F. Hodges,
  • McKenzie Sparrer,
  • Tyler Sherman,
  • Treana Mayer,
  • Danielle R. Adney,
  • Izabela Ragan,
  • Molly Carpenter,
  • Christie Mayo,
  • Tracy L. Webb

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3002.230562
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 2
pp. 386 – 388

Abstract

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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.

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