National Arbovirus and Vectors Research Centre (NAVRC) begins testing of blood samples for detection of Dengue Virus in patients with febrile illnesses using the ELISA techniques. The Centre’s molecular biologists had carried out blood sample collections of patients with febrile illnesses in different hospitals sampled. This study is to identify febrile symptoms caused by arthropod borne viruses (arboviruses), rather than malaria and typhoid as may be misdiagnosed sometimes.
The research will also be of great assistance in determining risks of arborviral infection outbreaks in human population, thereby, acting as a pointer for timely interventions; in order to forestall disease outbreaks in humans.
A microbiologist carrying out the research using automatic microplate washer
Pipetting the solution into the micro well inside the hood
Blood sample collections from patients with febrile illnesses
