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- Title
International reference materials - standards for use in public health emergencies.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the importance of using standards in public health emergencies, specifically highlighting the first World Health Organisation (WHO) international standard for SARS-CoV-2 antigen. It discusses the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with over 500 million confirmed infections and 6 million fatalities, and the significance of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) based on antigen detection as a breakthrough in low-resource settings where access to NAT-based assays is limited.
- Subjects
REFERENCE sources; SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant; SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; VIRAL antigens; RAPID diagnostic tests; VIRAL antibodies
- Publication
WHO Technical Report Series, 2023, Issue 1045, p42
- ISSN
0512-3054
- Publication type
Article