Table 5.
Parameter | National measles laboratory performance. African Region. 2014-2020. | ||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
% specimens received at the national measles laboratory within 3 days of collection ≥ 80% | 44.8% | 43.9% | 41.9% | 42.0% | 36.9% | 36.2% | 30.0% |
% IgM results sent out within 7 days of receipt of specimens ≥ 80% | 67.6% | 70.5% | 68.7% | 69.5% | 64.4% | 65.4% | 55.2% |
% of countries which attained 80% specimens arriving at the laboratory within 3 days of collection | 14.0% | 16.3% | 11.9% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 9.0% | 8.7% |