Published date: Dec 31 2020

Journal Title: Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue title: Sudan JMS: Volume 15 (2020), Issue No. 4

Pages: 455–460

DOI: 10.18502/sjms.v15i4.8172

Wadie M Y ElmadhounDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sudan International University, Khartoum, Sudan.

Nadir AbuzeidDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan.

Shahinaz BedriDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahfad University for Women, The National Public Health Laboratory, Sudan.

M H AhmedDepartment of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Establishing the diagnosis of viral diseases often needs sophisticated settings, equipment, expertise, and strict laboratory methods.  In Sudan, as in most developing countries, viral diseases are mostly diagnosed by clinical presentation. As most viral infections are self-limiting and there is no specific treatment for most of them, laboratory diagnosis has not been a focus for improvement, particularly in public sector until the current pandemic of COVID-19. During this pandemic, the vital need for well-equipped clinical virology laboratories is urged. The aim of this work is to highlight the various diagnostic methods and to describe the current situation of clinical virology diagnostics in Sudan.

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