The Public University and its role in the COVID-19 pandemic: diagnostic laboratories at the service of the national network of influenza and other respiratory viruses

Authors

  • Rosana Toro Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. UNLP
  • Juan Manuel Unzaga
  • Gonzalo Marquez
  • Javier Panei
  • Alejandra Bosch
  • Guillermo Docena
  • Martín Carlos Abba
  • Daniela Hozbor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/26838559e015

Keywords:

diagnosis, SARS-CoV2, COVID-19

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was initially reported in Wuhan, China, on December 31 2019, and later declared as public health of international relevance and pandemic disease. Given the serious health situation resulting from the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Universidad Nacional de La Plata established a cooperation agreement to provide the diagnostic capability to the Public Health System. After an implementation period, Universidad Nacional de La Plata based labs began early with the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, having processed more than 32,000 samples derived from Sanitary Regions I, II, IV, VI, X, and XI of the Province of Buenos Aires. The participating laboratories at UNLP are part of the Reference Laboratory for COVID-19 of the Province of Buenos Aires and participate in research, teaching, and development activities to provide solutions to the Public Health System in the context of this pandemic disease.

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

Toro, R., Unzaga, J. M., Marquez, G., Panei, J., Bosch, A., Docena, G., Abba, M. C., & Hozbor, D. (2020). The Public University and its role in the COVID-19 pandemic: diagnostic laboratories at the service of the national network of influenza and other respiratory viruses. Social and Technological Development and Innovation, 2(2), 25–50. https://doi.org/10.24215/26838559e015

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