“By detecting viral RNA, which will be present in the body before antibodies form or symptoms of the disease are present, the tests can tell whether or not someone has the virus very early on.”
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Sunday in Abuja that it would help to increase the nation’s testing capacity as well as curb the spread of the pandemic.
Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training , Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, ABU Zaria, Kaduna State. Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Bayero University Kano, Kano State. “At the moment, the COVID-19 tests that we report daily are coming from the PCR, they detect the genetic information of the virus, the RNA. That’s only possible if the virus is there and someone is actively infected.
He said that It’s worth noting that PCR tests could be very labour intensive and involve several stages at such errors may occur between sampling and analysis.
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